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SOS STAT: Desperate Builder Needs Park Cities Lot for Real Estate Tear Down

By Candy Evans | April 14, 2011 |

Is Dallas Real Estate hopping like it’s 2006? I have an SOS request from a reader who needs a lot in the Park Cities to build a home. They are willing to pay up to $600,000 for a nice lot — maybe more for a corner? (Maybe less for being near the Tollway?) If you…

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Grown Up Freebie Real Estate Sleepovers at Second Homes IF You Sign Up!

By Candy Evans | April 13, 2011 |

Click yourself on over to the right side of this blog and subscribe to SecondShelters.com by email. I’m working on what I call Grown-Up Sleepovers at select second home communities. (This time, you don’t have to sneak in the booze.) I’ve always had these wild ideas about marketing real estate and homes, which is why…

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I Have Two Tickets to the White Rock Home Tour… Going Going Gone

By Candy Evans | April 13, 2011 |

And I’m giving them away to the first wonderful person who can answer this question: What is the name of the creek that runs along Lake Highlands Road and feeds into White Rock Lake? Clifford Miles Welch, AIA discusses MODERNISM THEN AND NOW: the influences of post-war residential architecture When: April 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Where:…

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But Is Buying a Home with Groupon a Good Deal for Homebuyers? A Hotseat for Realtors?

By Candy Evans | April 12, 2011 | Comments Off on But Is Buying a Home with Groupon a Good Deal for Homebuyers? A Hotseat for Realtors?

My colleague Sheree Curry at AOL really tackled the Groupon real estate deal and adds this caveat: could it be illegal? Some states, such as New York, have laws that prevent an agent from collecting an unearned commission. Let’s face it: there’s a LOT of backscratching going on in the real estate business. (Do not…

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Groupon Comes to Real Estate: A New Way to Market to Consumers?

By Candy Evans | April 11, 2011 |

Now here’s a game changer in real estate marketing that ought to catch both consumer and agent with open ears: Groupon is offering on line real estate deals. A Chicago broker is the first known business to use the popular on-line discount coupon service to convert more web site visitors to buyers and sellers. Frankly,…

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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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