Bion Grady's (biongrady) Blog

Unsettling developments in the banking industry had been front-and-center in the national press for all of last week, so the headline in Realtor News was definitely effective clickbait. For any Dallas house buyer or seller concerned that a financial spillover might disturb their own plans, the pr...

The demise of the precious hour of sleep at 2 AM on Sunday may seem like a wrenching loss, but there is at least one group for whom it provided a slight (very slight) benefit. That is, in addition to the nominal reason for the hour’s loss, which is the postponement of sunsets for an hour.The good...

There are many possible answers to the first part of the riddle. If the roof is openly deteriorating, the Dallas house’s sale will usually depend on attending to that—a 5-figure expense in many instances. If the kitchen appliances are failing, they might need replacing. If the curb appeal is sign...

Most people know the answer to a question like, “Will home sales suffer if mortgage rates go up?” The answer is, “DUH! Of course—it’s sure to cut down on sales.” Even though that’s hard to argue with, the obvious cause-and-effect connection can be seriously misleading. It can even lead to an expe...

When a real estate novice makes an initial foray into the world of buying their first Powder Springs house, the first task is pinpointing how much they can afford. First-time buyers are especially prone to one beginner’s mistake: it’s easy to overlook the bagful of ancillary costs that are part o...

When those who deal in area real estate study Douglasville home design trends, they usually point to the ebb and flow of interior décor choices—like the recent ascension of mixed textural elements or the growing preference for warming neutral colors. But when Homes and Gardens published their lis...

With mortgage rates on the rise, there’s no getting around it: Dallas housing demand is certainly on the decline…or so is widely assumed. The term “housing demand” doesn’t necessarily refer only to the number of home sales recorded in Dallas. “Demand” can include future sales underway, or indicat...

 If more Dallas homeowners think of Labor Day as signifying the end of summer than as the beginning of fall, that could be due to the tyranny of school calendars. Even after the last school-age kid has graduated, for many families, the rhythms established during their small frys’ school days can ...

 Traditionally, the asking prices that headed Dallas listings represented the seller’s idea of their property’s reasonable value—an acceptable amount that a buyer would (hopefully) consider to be fair. However, during much of the recent seller’s market conditions that prevailed across most of the...

At first blush, the idea of listing your Dallas house during today’s emergency conditions would seem impractical—but it turns out to be entirely doable. There are even some plusses.Some sellers apparently agreed. Last week’s Forbes magazine offered an interesting view from one area where home sal...