Addison Pacesetters Learn About Upcoming Pacesetter Events. Addison Pacesetters (Addison, Texas residents 50+ years of age) meet the first Wednesday of each month at Dunn Bros. on Belt Line Road and learn about the Town of Addison. This month, Deena Atkinson from the Parks & Recreation Department, spoke to us. Deena is the hard-working Pacesetters coordinator. Here are some tidbits from her presentation and the Q & A session that followed: Deena has worked for the Town of Addison for 15 years. The first 7 years she coordinated the children's activities. Now she works with the "seniors". She has a degree in Recreational Therapy from Eastern Kentucky. She looks at needs, creates programs, the assesses to see if the needs have been met. Seniors have more money and can go places, so she enj... 06/15/2014

Let's Put the Kabob on That! There's a new restaurant open in Addison that you absolutely MUST add to your taste-test list: Skewers. A friend and I dined there recently and happened to stumble in on the night of their Grand Opening. They were packed!  The inside dining was full, the bar was full, and both outside patios were full by the time we left.  And that's likely to be a continuing scenario as the food was fantastic! Skewers is in the old site of Fire Fly (and previously Randy White's Barbeque) at 14905 Midway Road, #102 in Addison, south of Belt Line Road on the west side of the street.  My chicken kabob  was sooooo good! It came with basmati rice and a side salata and yogurt chutney. My non-adventurous friend had one of the burgers and sweet potato fries. Skewers has a lunch buf... 06/07/2014

Real Estate Market Report for Addison, Texas: May 2014 Residential Real Estate For Sale in Addison Texas The total number of available residential properties for sale in Addison, Texas is 40 (the same as last month). Currently for sale, there are: 14 single family homes (but 5 are under contract, in option). No half-duplexes. 16 condos (2 in option). 10 townhomes (1 in option). 25 homes have been on the market for longer than 30 days. The average number of days on the market for the “active” status homes is 103 days, up from 78 days last month. The number is skewed by the incomplete new construction at Meridian Square. New listings in May Nineteen homes came on the market in Addison, TX in May 2014 (down from 24 the previous month). Subdivision Street Bed/Bath/Gar Sq Ft Price Status CON... 06/03/2014

"Cruising" in Addison. Last night, the United States Navy Band performed in Addison Circle Park in Addison, Texas. This FREE concert recognized military members and their families. The promotional literature stated that "The Cruisers are the U.S. Navy's premier contemporary entertainment ensemble and feature eight of the Navy's most dynamic performers. The group lives up to their namesake by having the capabilities of playing genres of music ranging from jazz & standards, rhythm & blues, classic rock, adult contemporary and pop as well as original material. This elite group has engaged and excited audiences of all ages throught the U.S. and abroad with world-class musicianship and high energy, fun-filled performances." Food trucks were lined at the curb, but most in attendance packed pi... 05/11/2014

Addison Pacesetters Learn About Addison Police Officer Hardin. Addison Pacesetters (Addison, Texas residents 50+ years of age) meet the first Wednesday of each month at Dunn Bros. on Belt Line Road and learn about the Town of Addison. This month, Officer Hardin of the Addison Police Department, spoke to us. Here are some tidbits from his presentation and the Q & A session that followed: Officer Mike Hardin has been with the Town of Addison for 25 years and recently was awarded Employee of the Quarter. He's worked in narcotics, as a dectective, and as a court warrant officer, among other positions. He now works the day shift. He's got the manager of the Budget Suites hotel, Debbie, on speed dial and she has cleaned up the area. Calls are way down, even though the hotel is 99-100% full. M... 05/10/2014

Real Estate Market Report for Addison, Texas: April 2014 Residential Real Estate For Sale in Addison Texas The total number of available residential properties for sale in Addison, Texas is 40 (up from 32 last month). Currently for sale, there are: 13 single family homes (but 3 are under contract, in option). No half-duplexes. 17 condos (2 in option). 10 townhomes. 22 homes have been on the market for longer than 30 days. The average number of days on the market for the “active” status homes is 78 days, up from 75 days last month. New listings in April Twenty four homes came on the market in Addison, TX in April 2014 (up from 21 the previous month). Subdivision Street Bed/Bath/Gar Sq Ft Price CONDOS         Aventura Addison Circle 2/2/2 1816 $259,950 Brooktown Townhouse Vitruvian 2/2.1/... 05/01/2014

Progressive Dinner Tour - An Addison Pacesetter Event. Last Thursday evening (April 10, 2014), the Addison Pacesetters hopped on a bus and headed out for a 4-stop dining experience. Our progressive dinner tour was organized by Dallas Bites Taste Tours and included eateries new to many of us. What better way to start off the trip than with wine on the bus? Our choices included a sweet white Moscato or a sweet red wine. We barely noticed the rush hour traffic around us! The first stop: The Velvet Taco on Henderson, just off Central Expressway in Dallas. With a huge selection of tacos to choose from, it was difficult to decide. I had the flank steak taco and it was delicious. The second stop: Over the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge to Babb Brothers BBQ where we had chopped beef sandwiches and t... 04/13/2014

Home sales in the Addison area were up 1% in February 2014 compared to last year, with 101 homes selling this month. So far this year, overall home sales have an increase of 2%, with 180 homes sold. New Addison real estate listings decreased 15% from last year, with 163 homes listed this month. For the year-to-date, home listings have decreased 11%, with 311 homes listed. The number of current listings under contract this month was down 28%, at 109 homes. Listings under contract for the year-to-date have decreased 12%, with 242 homes under contract. Click here for the Addison Home Values Report. Addison Home Values Report Register online for monthly home value updates on your city and neighborhood, automatically emailed to you. on   04/06/2014

Addison Pacesetters Learn About Upcoming Community Garage Sale. Addison Pacesetters (Addison, Texas residents 50+ years of age) meet the first Wednesday of each month at Dunn Bros. on Belt Line Road and learn about the Town of Addison. This month, Tim Hastings, Environmental Health Specialist for the Town, spoke to us. Here are some tidbits from his presentation and the Q & A session that followed: Tim is known as our "Garage Sale Guru." He's been involved with the community garage sale in Addison since the spring of 2006. The idea of the Addison community garage sales was conceived 14 years ago by former City Manager Ron Whitehead. Because "bandit signs" are not allowed, it was difficult for individual homeowners to draw traffic to garage sales. Only one sign is allowed in the yard, no... 04/05/2014

Real Estate Market Report for Addison, Texas: March 2014 Residential Real Estate For Sale in Addison Texas The total number of available residential properties for sale in Addison, Texas is just 32 (down from 41 last month). Currently for sale, there are: 6 single family homes (but 2 are under contract, in option). no half-duplexes. 19 condos (3 in option). 7 townhomes (1 in option). 18 homes have been on the market for longer than 30 days. The average number of days on the market for the “active” status homes is 75 days, the same number as  last month. New listings in March Twenty one homes came on the market in Addison, TX in March 2014 (down from 24 the previous month). Subdivision Street Bed/Bath/Gar Sq Ft Price CONDOS         Aventura Addison Circle 1/1/1 1271 $189,500 Aventura Add... 04/03/2014

Seeing Spots in Addison? If you are seeing spots in Addison, it's intentional! Addison has rebranded it's look. Instead of the old brand (below),   the new brand has lots of different looks, all with a blue dot as the centerpiece.      The clean, sophisticated blue dot was developed over a year-long process and was selected due to it's nod to the past and forward-looking influence for the present and future.  From the Town's PR marketing of the new branding: The circle represents Addison as a small dot on the map but also as a connecting point within the Metroplex. Addison is all about "connections,” and its central location connects to the greater DFW area.The font is tall and thin and a bit squeezed to represent all the excitement in Addison, a place practically bursting with activity... 03/30/2014

Addison Pacesetters Learn About Fork & Cork Addison Pacesetters (Addison, Texas residents 50+ years of age) meet the first Wednesday of each month at Dunn Bros. on Belt Line Road and learn about the Town of Addison. This month, Carrie Rice, Director of Communication & Marketing for the Town, spoke to us. Here are some tidbits from her presentation and the Q & A session that followed: Taste Addison has been changed. Even the name will be new - Fork & Cork. Taste started as an event focused on food and the restaurants in Addison. It became, after many years, an underage drinking fest. Fork & Cork is partially the result of Addison's rebranding effort. The Town of Addison will be keeping the best of Taste and incorporating new ideas into the new Fork & Cork event, May 16-17,2014. The food ... 03/25/2014

Home sales in the Addison area were down 1% in January 2014 compared to last year, with 76 homes selling this month. So far this year, overall home sales have decreased 1%, with 76 homes sold. New Addison real estate listings decreased 8% from last year, with 147 homes listed this month. For the year-to-date, home listings have decreased 8%, with 147 homes listed. The number of current listings under contract this month was up 4%, at 128 homes. Listings under contract for the year-to-date have increased 4%, with 128 homes under contract. Click here for the Addison Home Values Report. Addison Home Values Report Register online for monthly home value updates on your city and neighborhood, automatically emailed to you.   03/16/2014

The benefits of a preapproval (not prequalification) for Addison TX Home Loans.      Many consumers are not informed on the proper way for buying a home. Of course this is a big question that can stressful or enjoyable, it just depends on the steps you take in the home buying process for Austin Home Loans and the surrounding areas. You must take the steps necessary to educate yourself on your buying power, take some time to think about your lifestyle choices, and the initial investment. Each of these will be discussed in this article.     Education     The steps necessary to purchasing a home in Addison, Texas starts with getting pre-approved for your home loan. Notice we did not say get prequalified- in today’s world a prequalification is not meaningful. You should choose a mortgage le... 03/11/2014

Real Estate Market Report for Addison, Texas: February 2014 Residential Real Estate For Sale in Addison Texas The total number of available residential properties for sale in Addison, Texas is 41 (up from 34 last month). Currently for sale, there are: 9 single family homes (4 are in option). 1 half-duplex (it is in option). 21 condos (4 in option). 10 townhomes. 15 homes have been on the market for longer than 30 days. The average number of days on the market for the “active” status homes is 75 days, as of the end of the month, down from 114 days last month. New listings in February Twenty four homes came on the market in Addison, TX in January 2014 (up from 20 the previous month). Subdivision Street Bed/Bath/Gar Sq Ft Price CONDOS         Aventura Addison Circle 3/2.1/2 1957 $275,000 A... 03/04/2014

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Addison & Weren't Afraid to Ask! Addison residents are invited to participate in the 2014 Addison Citizens Academy. This is a sort of bi-annual event and many of the past and future leaders of the Town are graduates of this program. When I participated in the program, we got to see things in Addison that many of us take for granted and/or didn't know existed. We went into the base of the original water tower, went behind the scenes and under the stage at the Watertower Theatre, got to see the inside of the jail, toured the pump station on Celestial Road, visited with the firemen at Fire Station #2, went up into the control tower at Addison Airport, and had other adventures. To quote our new City Manager, Lea Dunn: "Cities and towns have a saying:... 02/20/2014

Home sales in the Addison area were up 16% in December 2013 compared to last year, with 125 homes selling this month. So far this year, overall home sales have increased 31%, with 1,859 homes sold. New Addison real estate listings decreased 15% from last year, with 72 homes listed this month. For the year-to-date, home listings have increased 6%, with 2,293 homes listed. The number of current listings under contract this month was down 5%, at 83 homes. Listings under contract for the year-to-date have increased 29%, with 1,861 homes under contract. Click here for the Addison Home Values Report. Addison Home Values Report Register online for monthly home value updates on your city and neighborhood, automatically emailed to you.   02/09/2014

Addison Pacesetters Learn About Group Travel Opportunity Addison Pacesetters (Addison, Texas residents 50+ years of age) meet the first Wednesday of each month at Dunn Bros. on Belt Line Road and learn about the Town of Addison. This month, Chris Keith, with Collette Vacations, spoke to us. Here are some tidbits from his discussion and the Q & A session that followed: Collette Vacations is based in Rhode Island, but Keith is local - out of Granbury, Texas. The company is a 4+ to 5 star tour operator. Chris has been with the company for 7 years. The Addison Pacesetters have an opportunity to join the Autumn in New England tour, October 3-9, 2014. Highlights include Boston, Salem, House of Seven Gables, Norman Rockwell Museum, Apple Orchard, Southern Vermont, Bennington, Vermont Farm, Ver... 02/09/2014

Real Estate Market Report for Addison, Texas: January 2014 Residential Real Estate For Sale in Addison Texas The total number of available residential properties for sale in Addison, Texas is 34 (up from 28 last month). Currently for sale, there are: 5 single family homes (2 are in option). no half-duplexes. 18 condos (3 in option). 11 townhomes (5 in option). 22 homes have been on the market for longer than 30 days. The average number of days on the market for the “active” status homes is 114 days, as of the end of the month, down from 115 days last month. New listings in January Twenty homes came on the market in Addison, TX in January 2014 (up from 7 the previous month). Subdivision Street Bed/Bath/Gar Sq Ft Price CONDOS         Aventura Addison Circle 2/2/2 1905 $268,500 Aventura Ad... 02/03/2014

Addison Texas Home Sales were up 41% in October 2013 over the same month last year with 155 homes selling this month! So far this year, overall home sales were at 1,632 homes sold, a 36% change from this time last year. New Addison Texas Real Estate listings changed 4% for the same period last year with 158 homes listed this month. So far this year, ovferall home listings underwent a 8% change with 2,105 homes listed. Current listings pending sale this month underwent a change of 3%, with 123 homes contracted. All listings under contract for the year to date experienced a change of 34%, with 1,673 homes under contract for this month. Click here for the full report.. Addison Texas Real Estate Reports Register online for monthly updates on your city and neighborhood homes, automatically e... 01/10/2014