Dallas Real Estate News

A Second Home Story With a Very Happy Ending

By Candy Evans | February 17, 2011 |

Pretend this is still Valentines Day, k? Do you recall the story of 4850 Preston Road? Beautiful home in the PRIMO primo heart of Dallas over there snuggled next to the Muses and Crows, built by Mickey Munir and snapped up first time by James Beckett III. He bought her the house in 2008 for…

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Note To Self: Do NOT Post Photos of Real Estate Water Damage on FaceBook or Twitter

By Candy Evans | February 14, 2011 |

Transparency in Real Estate, lesson #1. Oh boy, I know he meant well, but Deion Sanders, who apparently had a lot of water damage to his Frisco, Texas home last week — a home on the market for $21 million –— posted this on his Twitter account. Of course ALL  home damage has to be…

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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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Were Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt (and Kiddos) Slumming it on Beverly Drive During Super Bowl XVL?

By Candy Evans | February 12, 2011 |

The rumor was rampant in Dallas real estate circles last week that Angelina Jolie, Brad and all the kiddos had leased a house on Beverly Drive for the weekend while in town for the Super Bowl. This house. The home is a Dave Perry-Miller listing at 3911 Beverly, listed for $7,995,000. I checked it out…

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Dallas Real Estate: Know of Any Cash Buyers in Dallas?

By Candy Evans | February 12, 2011 |

I wrote a piece for AOL this week that was very telling: cash real estate transactions are up, as originally reported by the Wall Street Journal: in fact, cash buyers may be juicing up the market, especially in the underwater areas. The WSJ wonders if this could be a good gauge that the market has…

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Wade Phillips Puts His Preston Hollow Home (and Guest Home) on the Market

By Candy Evans | February 9, 2011 |

I ran and snapped a quick pic of the Phillips house tonight — not too icy — but I will try to get a better one when the weather clears. Beautiful multi-color stone home, built by Ryan Osborne. And as usual, I stand corrected. (If I had a dollar…) The Phillips bought the home from…

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