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Will This Reduce Property Taxes on a “New” House?

Candy Evans — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:10:17 +0000

Is it already Friday? Busy real estate week, what with all the celebrations surrounding Ebby Halliday’s 99th birthday — here she is with Mayor Leppert celebrating Wednesday morning down at City Hall, this after dancing with The Pointer Sisters Monday night, and a huge Tuesday bash with T. Boone Pickens. Best news of all: I think I’ve figured out why some homebuilders are harvesting body old home parts.…

Ebby Halliday Gets Into the Luxury Home Publishing Biz — for Good Reason

Candy Evans — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:23:00 +0000

Tim, here’s what the magazine looks like. It’s really nice. As your real estate reporter, I was at the launch party Thursday night and it was hoppin’…

D Sale of the Week: Classical Living in Munger Heights House

Candy Evans — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:46:20 +0000

It’s not just a great house and a steal deal. It’s the home of former WRR daytime host Karen Moyer. Karen melodically beautified our audible world, and she has great taste in classical homes. But now, seriously, she needs to sell and sell ASAP…

Nicky Sheets Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Candy Evans — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:39:24 +0000

You may not be as surprised at this news as I was because, well, just a few weeks ago…

Hank Paulson: “Glad I was Treasury Secretary. And I’m Really Glad I’m not Treasury Secretary Anymore”

Candy Evans — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:30:29 +0000

ABC News’ Jake Tapper sent me a link to his exclusive interview with former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine — and if you over look the Alma Mater stuff, it’s a great interview as Paulson admits he did not see the housing bubble precipitating economic collapse.

Good Time or Bad Time to Enter the Dallas Real Estate Game?

Candy Evans — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:39:38 +0000

Great question you pose there in leading off, Jason, with that nice link to Steve Brown’s story on how we maybe shouldn’t jump for joy that D/FW foreclosures have fallen to their lowest levels in three years. (There’s a four million dollar foreclosure not too far from moi!) There are programs out there trying to keep folks in their homes, like the Mortgage Banker’s Association’s new forbearance program I wrote about yesterday. First American CoreLogic reported yesterday that one out of every four Americans is underwater in their mortgage. Well, I was at a Metrotex Association of Realtors event last night and learned, thank you Jesus, we are not as bad as the national stats: about 12 to 15% of D/FW homeowners may be underwater, but our days on the market are far shorter than the national average. Then there’s all this confusing data coming in — our values are up, our sales are down. There’s a few other things to consider as well, so stay tuned to DallasDirt -- I’m trying to make sense out of all of it and, of course, get you some decent House Porn.

Meet The Man Who Saved The Stoneleigh Residences

Candy Evans — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:30:08 +0000

Scooped them right out of bankruptcy, has already sold the penthouse. I’ve dubbed him Saint Stoneleigh on DallasDirt.

RE: Frisco’s New Affordable Housing Projects

Candy Evans — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:25:16 +0000

Krista, folks up in Frisco sure have some strong feelings about that Section 8 Housing.

Preston Hollow Home of Nicky and Eleanor Sheets Hits the IRS Auction Block

Candy Evans — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:41:15 +0000

And guess who was buying?

The Funeral of Carolyn Shamis: The Girl Can Still Throw a Party

Candy Evans — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:11:04 +0000

Dallas real estate icon Carolyn Shamis died on February 5, and her party funeral drew out a Who’s Who of Dallas real estate last Thursday. Carolyn Shamis would not have wanted it any other way.