Whether buying or selling, hiring the right agent can make the transaction go smoothly In a world where consumers are constantly striving to save a buck, the temptation can be strong to do-it-yourself for a short-term satisfaction and a little more money in the bank. This can be a viable strategy in minor home repairs [...]
The Residences at The Stoneleigh is finally poised to give the gayborhood a new luxury living destination When the Residences at The Stoneleigh open mid-summer, the urban dwellers who call the new high-rise home will quickly be the envy of anyone within sight of the classically modern structure. That’s because each of the 75 sprawling [...]
Dallas stagers get your real estate ready for its close-up By Jef Tingley As the saying goes, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” And for anyone who has ever sold a home, truer words have never been spoken. The looky-loo judges of your clutter may not come back a second [...]
First-time home buying is a major commitment, so don’t make these rookie mistakes Purchasing a first home is an investment generally associated with many long-term benefits — personal, emotional and financial. Homeownership offers an unprecedented sense of security, accomplishment, success and perhaps most importantly, personal freedom. But before you begin to look at homes, it [...]
Even with easy online research, an agent is still a buyer’s best friend By Rich Lopez Buying a home can almost be handled with the click of a button in this day of apps, social networks and the plain old Internet. But can you avoid the information overload that comes with an abundance of promising [...]
Today’s fluctuating market causes as much confusion as the instructions for assembling an Ikea table, but with a vastly different and costlier result. Buyers fight through the ever-changing news of when the time is right to buy and when they jump into the fray, caution is on high alert. We asked Dallas agents how they [...]
How moving to the boonies became one big, surprising adventure By Gregory Sullivan Isaacs When my partner John and I started to hunt for a different residence, we knew three things: This would likely be our last move; we wanted some land and some water; and because I review classical music for Theaterjones.com (a Dallas [...]
Gay agent Fredrik Eklund is a shark above the rest in Bravo’s new ‘Million Dollar Listing: New York’ By Rich Lopez Turning its eye to the high-rise luxury space of the Big Apple, the Bravo network premieres its latest entry into reality programming with Million Dollar Listing: New York. Three hungry young agents navigate through [...]
• Ask the Experts: Social media and real estate marketing • Frisco a go-go: LGBT homeowners find affordability key in this northern ‘burb • Welcoming Home: Cora Sue Anthony comes back to Dallas as the new host of HGTV’s ‘Real Estate Intervention’ • Need an intervention?: Believe it or not, some gay couples do not have [...]
Steve Nall walks through a conversion project in Montebella which has been part of the revitalized community in the area One pocket of an Oak Lawn neighborhood gets a pick-me-up By Rich Lopez When a spot goes vacant in a neighborhood, people may speculate about what happened. But as the set of public housing buildings known [...]
