Latest Real Estate News & Information in Dallas, TexasHousing Got Us in This Mess, So Let’s Dump the Mortgage DeductionWed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:59 +0000 I knew this was coming, and this really riles me: Business Week’s Chris Ferrell (among others) is starting to poke at the mortgage deduction, which is as American as apple pie and, until recently, worked just splendidly for, oh, about 50 years. They are blaming it for precipitating the housing crisis that nearly brought this [...] Read moreGood News for Dallas Real Estate: The Recession Is Easing in TexasTue, 09 Mar 2010 20:29:16 +0000 Forbes has three Texas cities on it’s list of the ten metropolitan areas where the recession is easing, and Dallas/Fort Worth is a rock solid number three.? And how did they come to this conclusion? These cities are the places where the housing markets are stabilizing, jobs are being created and economies are “relatively insulated [...] Read moreEbby Parties Pre-Birthday Tonight with the Pointer SistersMon, 08 Mar 2010 21:27:32 +0000 Jeanne Prejean, as ever, has all the deets of the philanthropy portion of tonight’s event over at SweetCharity. Me, I’m picking out what I am going to wear tonight for this first birthday bash: Ebby Halliday turns 99 tomorrow. (Do you think vintage St. John will be fine, as long as there’s some sparkle?) The [...] Read moreWe’ll Pay You to Get Out of Your HouseMon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:07 +0000 No kidding, that’s the government’s latest solution to the real estate crisis. With more and more mortgage holders getting behind? — Steve Brown tells us the numbers are up to 6.14 % even here in better-than-most Dallas real estate land — and the administration’s $75 million modification programs helping only a fraction of hurting homeowners, [...] Read moreDallas Mavericks Play Ball With Dallas Realtor Extraordinaire Ebby HallidaySun, 07 Mar 2010 14:54:04 +0000 That little lady in blue dribbling the ball is none other than Ebby Halliday herself Friday night at the Mavericks game against the Sacremento Kings. Ebby, who turns 99 March 9, is a basketball fanatic! Read moreNational Real Estate News Picks Up Nicky and Eleanor Mowery Sheets StorySun, 07 Mar 2010 14:53:38 +0000 But I didn’t write it, I swear. Read moreDallas Realtor Lauren Smiley, Virginia Cook Agent, Dies at age 35Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:24:48 +0000 It is with a heavy heart I write this post on Dallas real estate agent Lauren Smiley, the exquisite 35 year old daughter of Virginia Cook agents Karen and Richard Smiley, who died Wednesday night. I remember Lauren when she was a student at The Hockaday School of Dallas where, as an upperclassmen, she was [...] Read moreEbby Halliday Gets Into the Magazine Biz With Grand VieSat, 06 Mar 2010 04:19:43 +0000 If you live in one of the 30,000 most expensive homes in the Dallas area, you will soon receive a *birthday present, of sorts, at your home. That would be this magazine, Grand Vie, Ebby Halliday Companies’ glossy, 98-page luxury home magazine they will publish quarterly to showcase 125 of their best, most prized listings [...] Read moreDeion Sanders Azure Penthouse Ought to Sell Any Day Now…Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:54:33 +0000 Not just because it’s the hottest sky pad in Dallas real estate news, but also because my post caught the eye of Zillow, which is kind of cool, because Zillow just moved up to be the second most visited real estate site on the web. It edged out Yahoo Real Estate, which is now number [...] Read moreFeds Get Smart, Give Blessing to Home FlippingFri, 05 Mar 2010 21:34:22 +0000 Dallas real estate agent Chris Hickman, with Ebby Halliday,ave me some news that has real estate investors jumping for joy. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, has loosened the timing rules on flipping homes bought with FHA loans (which require a 3.5% down payment) in a way that is sure to stimulate the [...] Read more |