Dallas real estate news

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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The Gal Who Brought House Porn to the Bible Belt — That’s Me!

By Candy Evans | February 8, 2011 | Comments Off on The Gal Who Brought House Porn to the Bible Belt — That’s Me!

House Porn, she says, is just a click away. And with so many homes on the market, there is more house porn than ever. Not sure if I shared this clip with you, a mighty fine report by DFW/NBC’s darling Ashanti Blaize: the home is a $4.2 million home that is just ready for the…

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Adrian Beltre Looking to Buy in Vaquero?

By Candy Evans | February 4, 2011 | Comments Off on Adrian Beltre Looking to Buy in Vaquero?

This is Adrian Beltre. Third baseman for the Texas Rangers. Born in the Dominican Republic. He is selling this California home, as I mentioned to you earlier in the week, and he and his adorable wife are house-hunting in — where else — Vaquero. (Update: My friend the RealEstalker, a.k.a. Mama,  tells me that Bradbury,…

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Dallas Real Estate News: Light, Bright, White and Very, Very Big

By Candy Evans | January 21, 2011 |

Wow. Like a lot of things in my life, I didn’t see this coming. I cannot think of a worse time to put this house on the market but, here goes. 6645 Northaven just went on the market for $11.5 million, listed with darling Lynette Scruggs of Dave Perry-Miller. The home was built on two…

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Nicky and Eleanor’s House: The Irony of the Z Sale

By Candy Evans | December 30, 2010 | Comments Off on Nicky and Eleanor’s House: The Irony of the Z Sale

Texas is a non-disclosure state, which means that if I do not want the world to know how much I paid for my home, I can keep that news quiet if I so choose. I do not have to tell the MLS or the Dallas County Appraisal District. The last known listing price of the…

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Eleanor Mowery and Nicky Sheets’ Home Sold, Closed: Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans | December 30, 2010 |

5844 Lakehurst closed this morning for an undisclosed (“Z’ed”) price to an as-of-yet undisclosed couple. Last listing price in MLS was $978,900 — recall when Ellen Terry had it listed for $1.75 million? (Check out the rooms, the buyers got a great deal!) The home had been foreclosed upon by two banks, and I think…

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