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Is This Really the Best Time to Buy a House in Dallas? Turn Your Dial to 1160 am Saturday Morning!

By Candy Evans | April 21, 2011 | Comments Off on Is This Really the Best Time to Buy a House in Dallas? Turn Your Dial to 1160 am Saturday Morning!

Kind of psyched to be on the radio airwaves with the one and only Ron Schultz of Reliance Mortgage this Saturday, 11:00 to 12 noon, radio 1160 am to talk real estate for a whole hour! Just so happens some celebrity scoop is coming down the pike and if you listen in to Radio Reliance…

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SOS: I Have a Buyer — Finally — But I’ll Only Net $3,000!

By Candy Evans | April 5, 2011 |

A Reader who has had her house on the market for over a year writes: Dear Candy: It has been a nightmare trying to sell my home in Prosper. I’m a single mother of two. I paid about $280,000 for my home 2.5 years ago. Been on the market for two years. One buyer came…

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Ask Candy: Is a Washer & Dryer in the Master Good or Bad?

By Candy Evans | April 1, 2011 |

A reader writes:  “What is your professional opinion of having a washer dryer in a master suite closet? I have had people either love it or hate it, so I had my architect draw up a separate utility room that would be accessible from the kitchen in my home at Westlake. I also have a…

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More Free Tickets to the Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Home Tour Next Weekend!

By Candy Evans | March 29, 2011 |

All the second homes in Destin, Port Aransas or Pebble Beach could not pull me away from next Saturday’s Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society‘s Spring home tour. That’s April 2, 2011, from 10 am – 4 pm. The owners of six gloriously historic and architecturally significant Park Cities homes will toss open their doors…

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Ask Candy: Aussie Bottom Feeding in US — Is Florida a Good Buy?

By Candy Evans | February 23, 2011 |

Dear Candy, I’m an Australian looking to buy an investment property in the States while our dollar is relatively strong and your market is low.   Are there any US web sites or companies that you would recommend that research and recommend properties for buyers? 2nd question – The demographics look good for Florida over the…

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Ask Candy: Need An Architect for Dallas Tudor Revival

By Candy Evans | February 18, 2011 |

A reader writes: We are renovating and building up on our 1935 Tudor Rival (or whatever they are called) house in HP.  I was wondering if you have a short list of architects that you would recommend.  We spoke with David Oswalt this week who had worked with a neighbor, who really liked him.  Any…

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