Diana Manzato's (djmanzato) Blog

Denton County, Texas residents will have a chance to lighten their commutes to downtown Dallas or any place along the route when the A-Train is launched by the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) on June 20, 2011.  Testing has been ongoing and workers have a few cosmetic construction i...

Wow, according to stockhouse.com, General Electric (GE) will create more than 500 high-tech manufacturing jobs in Fort Worth Texas by opening a new locomotive manufacturing facility to meet accelerated international demand.   The facility will be a state of the art manufacturing plant that will m...

Wonder why so many agents are going 'inactive' with their real estate license?  According to the headline in the business section of the Dallas Morning News, "North Texas Home Sales Took a Dive in April". According to statistics, pre-owned home sales in North Texas were 20% lower in April, 2011 c...

Toy poodles.  The are cute, tiny, and a ball of curly soft hair.  Just when you think it's safe to walk in a property with a toy poodle... I had a conversation with an agent in a Coldwell Banker office yesterday about a quick trip she took to the Urgent Care after attempting to show a house.  She...

It's not like I don't love Christmas and all the decor that goes along with the holiday, I do.  But Christmas in May just didn't set right with my buyer yesterday.   My buyer called me yesterday to tell me that a few of the houses that are on her automatic MLS search fit her buying criteria perfe...

Voting turnout for early voting has been light this week.  Today is the last day residents can vote absentee.  Remember, you can cast ballots at any of Denton County location. (see below)  If you wait till the official voting date, you'll have to go to the voting location specific to your address...

Highland Village RED WHITE and BLUE Festival 2011 is scheduled to take place on June 4th of this year! This will be the festival's 12th year.  The festival brings together Highland Village area families, outdoor and entertainment enthusiasts to celebrate summer. The 2011 Festival is expected to b...

It's that time of year again! Highland Shore's resident pool tag pick up will be available at the Site Management Office, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Be sure to bring your identification and proof of address to pick up your tags.   There are three pools in the neighborhood.  All ...

With so much talk about the  Royal family...Today's focus of historical properties in Denton County, Texas is a beautiful home on 812 W. Oak St.  This house is located in the Oak-Hickory Historica District in Denton Texas.  The house was built in 1936 and designated as historic in January, 1981. ...

Drunk Buyer Beware! This photo of my shar-pei puppy reminds me of a situation that occurred with a prospective buyer some time at the end of our spring season last year.   The day was a beautiful day with tons of sunshine and a slightly cool breeze. After placing my balloon attached Open House si...