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That Doom & Gloom Housing Data May Not Be So Accurate: Dallas Real Estate News is Only Half as Bad

By Candy Evans | June 4, 2011 | Comments Off on That Doom & Gloom Housing Data May Not Be So Accurate: Dallas Real Estate News is Only Half as Bad

I am not trying to sell you a house, and I could really care less who buys, who sells, unless it’s my home and my home is not on the market. But I worry about the housing market and the national news about it that keeps dragging us down. This week, the stock market was…

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National Open House Weekend Zips Up Dallas Real Estate News:Confessions of an Open-House Addict

By Candy Evans | June 3, 2011 |

Hello, my name is Candy Evans, and I am an open-house addict. FYI thisĀ  weekend is National Open House Weekend. Now I hope to make open house info a regular part of my new CandysDirt.com blog when it’s up and running. But truthfully, I’m kind of torn by the whole open house concept. Did you…

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Inside Dallas Real Estate News: One Down in 36 Hours (Becky Frey) and Doris Does Beverly Drive

By Candy Evans | June 3, 2011 |

Isn’t it funny how you hear nothing but doom & gloom out of the mainstream media? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know properties in the Loop are really doing OK, but sometimes even my natural optimism is drowned by the national media. So I approached one of my trusty sources yesterday and said, you can go…

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Inside Dallas Real Estate News: Stealth Sales All in the Cowboys Family??

By Candy Evans | June 2, 2011 |

So this is not confirmed, but here’s what I think has been going on. Jerry (Jerral) Jones Jr. and Lori Lemon own 4301 Beverly Drive, a gorgeous 6906 square footer built in 1998, highly customized by the first owner, Jimmy Bishop, and once owned by Kim Schlegel. Well, that house is now plumb empty and…

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Troy Aikman’s Cozy Coppell Retreat: Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans | June 2, 2011 |

A little different from his Highland Park real estate, here is where Troy hangs in Coppell. Close to Cowboys Stadium and D/FW. Built in 1994, this 4134 story home has four bedrooms, four and a half baths, an attached garage and sets him back $17, 923.28 in taxes. Pretty cozy, actually.

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Andrew Chalk Finds Texas Hill Country TreeHouses and A River That Runs Through It

By Candy Evans | June 1, 2011 | Comments Off on Andrew Chalk Finds Texas Hill Country TreeHouses and A River That Runs Through It

Editor’s note: Our esteemed contributor Andrew Chalk once again brings us second home nirvana four-ish hours south of Dallas real estate in Comal County. In my previous post I described my stay in the picturesque village of Gruene. We not only explored the village, but also the surrounding area. One nearby neighborhood that is very…

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