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Appraisal District Says Dallas County Property Values Down, Not As Low as Last Year’s Slide

By Candy Evans | May 20, 2011 | Comments Off on Appraisal District Says Dallas County Property Values Down, Not As Low as Last Year’s Slide

The Dallas Morning News reports that thus far, the Dallas Central Appraisal District says property values overall are down about 3.5 percent this year… “…not as bad a slide as last year and a possible sign that the market may be on the upswing, according to figures released Friday.” Of course, as property owners come…

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Dallas Commercial Real Estate Not-So-Hot News: Is Comerica Bank Tower in Trouble?

By Candy Evans | May 13, 2011 |

The Dallas commercial real estate market may not be as healthy as some fluffers would have us believe. The other night, Tina Brown told a packed audience at SMU’s Tate Lecture Series that every business is struggling today — struggling to stay afloat, struggling to figure out the new world of marketing via web and…

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At Home With John Wiley Price, Art & Doll Collector

By Candy Evans | April 18, 2011 |

I have always wanted to see the inside of John Wiley Price’s Dallas real estate, his house that is, because when you get inside someone’s real estate acquisitions you get inside them. Now I have a picture, a mental picture, at least. Scott Parks at the Dallas Morning News was lucky enough to get a…

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Al and Erin Hill Charged with Mortgage Fraud – Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans | April 5, 2011 |

This is why it probably pays to subscribe to the Dallas Morning News, who is reporting that Al G. Hill III, descendant of legendary oilman H.L. Hunt, and his wife, Erin Nance Hill, were indicted last week on several felony counts of mortgage fraud. A grand jury returned three counts of making a false statement…

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Dallas Real Estate News Round Up: It’s The Housing, Stupid

By Candy Evans | March 22, 2011 |

“It’s The Housing, Stupid.” — What I hope someone writes on a wall somewhere in the White House. Now that there is a pay wall at the Dallas Morning News — I do subscribe — I will try and give you a weekly re-cap of real estate news and a look/see at what our local…

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Still Saying Happy Birthday To Ebby Halliday!

By Candy Evans | March 14, 2011 | Comments Off on Still Saying Happy Birthday To Ebby Halliday!

This photo by Jana Martin, Neighborsgo/The Dallas Morning News, was in the Home section of the Dallas Morning News March 4.  Clarice Tinsley and I were saying Happy Birthday to Ebby! Thanks to Maloree Banks for telling me about it and sending a hard copy, thanks to Jana for sending it digitally!

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