Dallas Real Estate and Short Sale Blog

As the Texas summer gives way to cooler fall temperatures, the North Dallas real estate market is staying hot, hot, hot! The average Days on Market for properties under $500k is down to just 71 days--a level we have not seen locally since 2005. We listed a property in west Allen on Friday and had...

Lately, many buyers have experienced the "multiple offer" notice after making an offer on a home. The notice usually asks the buyer to make their "highest and best" offer by a certain date. One of our clients has been through this on three homes and by the time they received notice that the home ...

I was out staffing a model home yesterday. As I sat in the kitchen eating lunch, I noticed the builder had installed a special outlet that contained a pair of USB charging ports. I thought this was a nice way to avoid the little "wall wart" transformers that come with many of the newer devices. B...

CB JENI Homes recently broke ground on the three last buildings in The Chateaus of the Settlement at Craig Ranch. It's hard to believe that they had their grand opening last October and are already closing out. Close out incentives range from $10,000 to $15,000 that can be used towards upgrades a...

We were out working with a buyer on Sunday who was purchasing a new home in Richwoods, a master planned community in Frisco, Texas. The builder we worked with that day has at least 30 homes under construction with 30 or more waiting to break ground. Sales have been brisk with the builder offerin...

I’ve read a number of blogs this week bashing the National Association of REATORS® (NAR) along with the state and local counterparts. Many of the comments on these blogs show that REALTORS® to not understand the value of the associations and what they do to protect the industry and the general pu...

About 40 REALTORS® from the Collin County Association of REALTORS® (CCAR) attended a City Council Budget Meeting in Plano this morning to express our concerns about a proposed registration and inspection program for single family homes being leased within the city. The Mayor and the City Council...

Belclaire Homes has announced that they will be building on 18 of the 58 lots available in Hamilton Hills West. Although a date was not released, we are told that pre-sales should begin in the near future. We will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available. Click here for m...

We are pleased to announce that Gina Branch has been selected by the Plano Chamber of Commerce to participate in Leadership Plano, Class 30! Members of Class 30 will have the opportunity to explore the inner workings of Plano's government, educational system, business community, criminal justice...

  Video From Our Last MeetUp   Our next ActiveRain MeetUp will be on August 29th from 5:30 until 8:00 at Sambuca 360 located at 7200 Bishop in Plano, Texas. Our good friends Bobby and Cara Pelerose with Capital Title will be our sponsors again. Photos: Sambuca 360 Used With Permission | Base Map...