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IPhone 5 Announcement: Buyers Now Hunting For Homes on Mobile More Than Desktop, So It’s Really Time to Look & Move…

By Candy Evans / September 12, 2012 /

Ain’t no secret where buyers are looking for house porn these days: on their telephones! Today we hear about the new Iphone 5 as if it were a movie star — in effect, it is! The three big boys — Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com — all know this and that’s why they got smartphone apps…

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Champ d’Or Chalked Up Mega Pageviews on MSNBC.COM Today

By Candy Evans / March 21, 2012 /

This is why auctions can be so darn effective: Champ d’Or is getting a Texas-sized dose of publicity not just here but all over the world now. I shot a video for Zillow there last week, and now it’s gone plumb viral. Which means, lots of hits to our site today. I thought this comment was…

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Inman’s Agent ReBoot Hits Austin, Tuesday October 4 – An Austin Real Estate Quiz

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2011 /

Inman’s Agent ReBoot is coming to Austin, tomorrow, Tuesday October 4. I have some hot free tickets for the first two people who can tell me two things:  1. The address of Rick Perry’s first home (in Texas) 2. What was Rick Perry’s capital gain on thr Austin lot he sold to Michael Dell? What, you…

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Attention Dallas Agents and Real Estate Junkies: Real Estate ReBoot Gives You the Boot You Need

By Candy Evans / April 11, 2011 /

Inman’s Agent¬†ReBoot is coming to Dallas Wednesday, and if you have not yet clicked on the cute orange ad here on SecondShelters.com, well, put your fingers to work right now. What, you may ask, is Agent ReBoot and why do I want to be there? Short answer:¬† ReBoot is a mini Inman Connect for brokers,…

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Dear Steve Brown: Since When is a Six Month Housing Supply a Bad Thing?

By Candy Evans / February 14, 2011 /

Dallas Realtors, for the most part, call Steve Brown negative Nellie. He knows this, and almost delights in it. But I’m a little concerned he went too far in his latest story that shouts out “For Home Sellers, It’s Getting Tougher in Dallas.” First of all, this story will get on a Google feed and…

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