How do you show houses?  How do your clients look at houses?Here's what I do...On the first time out, I allow the buyers to kinda do whatever they want to help them feel comfortable in someone elses house. Many are shy about turning on lights and opening up doors and cabinets, so I have to do that for them.  Before we walk into the very first house, I say, "This is not my house, I do not own this house.  You will not offend me if you do not like this house.  As soon as you know you don't like it, we need to turn around and leave so we don't bog down your brain with too much information about houses you don't like."Great, Donna!  Thanks so much for letting us know we have your permission to walk out of a house!Does this happen? Very rare, on a first time out.  It always seems that buyers... 08/20/2007

Despite having a TX auctioneers license (in addition to my real estate license), I had never been to a real estate auction until tonight.  I had been down to the court house several times for the county foreclosure auction, but this was an honest to goodness "real" auction company conducting this event, not a trustee from a law firm.Real estate auctions are more common in other parts of the country.  Every edition of the National Auctioneers Association monthly news magazine, going back a couple years, has articles on real estate auctions, the fastest growing segment of the auction business.  With the fallout in the lending community and the increase in foreclosures, I think we're going to see more and more real estate auctions around here in the coming months.The typical scenario until... 08/16/2007

Is Dallas poised for greatness in the commercial real estate market?  I say YES!  The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is still one of the best places to live and work.  Unemployment is low, housing is still very affordable compared to other major metropolitan areas and researchers say that the Dallas-Forth Worth population will almost double by 2020.  As long as things stay close to status quo, the leasing and investment markets will continue to strengthen and opportunities will continue to arise.  Much of the commercial and residential real estate growth has been in the suburbs, but there are several who are bringing their focus to the urban center.  Redevelopment is being seen and talked about with an interest level that equally rivals suburban interest.  It's a great time to be involved ... 08/13/2007

                                              There Was a Victory Celebration at Gamboa Cay By Bill CherryDallas Broker-Realtor972 380-7347In the late ‘60s and part of the ‘70s, hidden behind a tall, 490-foot fence of bamboo and wooden planks on the shore of the bayou was a mysterious and frequently whispered about hideaway called Gamboa Cay. When Doris Hutchinson got it, it was just a bayou-front home. But with her partner, Brad Duncan, who claimed to be a protege of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, it was turned into an eccentric Caribbean-style six bedroom hotel. The entrance was guarded by huge iron double gates that once adorned a famous prohibition dinner club. On every one of the 36 fence posts was a flaming torch.Inside there were a multitude of stained glass windows, and an old sa... 08/09/2007

We like a challenge... we have been successful in putting buyers and sellers together and creating a transaction that works for all parties... it's what we do best.  Looking for buyers who may require a little help...and sellers who just can't seem to sell.  We can be very creative in our approach to servicing your needs.  08/07/2007

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This is a FREE Event sponsored by the Dallas International Association of Home Staging Professionals (DIRC) and all are invited to attend.  Please feel free to stop in to CORT at any time during the event.  All proceeds raised from this event will go towards DIRC Philanthropies. If you are in the DFW area we look forward to meeting you and raising money for these very worthy causes! 07/13/2007

Bent Trail Dallas is located in the north Dallas prime real estate location off Preston Road and Bentwood Trails, just south of the George Bush Tollway and Preston. Bent Trail is a fairly large community with a variety of homes for buyers of most budgets. Bent Trail Dallas offer traditional brick homes, comtemporary modern as well as colonial architecture homes. They are placed strategically within its own "style", so the community looks pleasant and dramatic. These houses typically range from the low 2000 square feet, even though once a while, you could find some three-bedroom houses for around 1800 square feet. Price range of these houses (at time of print: June 2007, they are starting at around the mid 250Ks). Some larger houses are closer to 4000 square feet with lots of landscaping... 07/03/2007

Entertainers Delight - Great North Dallas LocationLocation: Midway MeadowsPerfect open floorplan that's great for entertaining. Huge family room with gas fireplace, large enough for the largest screen TV. High ceilings and beautiful crown molding throughout. Rear entry garage, split bedrooms. 3 full bathrooms. Ceramic tile in wet areas. Towering trees for privacy. Built in desk in kitchen. Make this your new home! InformationContact InformationLeigh Bates972-899-3282leigh@thetrinitygroup.orgContact Reply FormForward to a FriendView Other FlyersPricingAsking Price: $229,900Property Location3932 Belton DriveDallas, TX 75287View MapFeaturesBedrooms: 4Bathrooms: 3Parking: 2 Car GarageYear Built: 1996Subdivision: Midway MeadowsSchool District: Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISDSquare Footage: 225... 07/01/2007

Roehampton Court Dallas is a small community located on the Northwest corner of Preston and Frankford. It is a community comprises of zero-lot line homes built between 1993 to 1996. These are typically two-story homes and some one-story homes. Roehampton Court Dallas ranges from the low 200Ks for the one-story homes and with majority of them in the mid-250Ks. Some super-highly upgraded homes could touch the 300Ks. Most of these homes have great upgrade features such granite countertops, hardwood floors, custom draperies. Some of these floorplans have ceiling-to-floor living spaces giving residents the feel of a large home. The garage are over-sized two car rear entry garages..... Lots of storage space for homeowners who often complains that zero-lot-line homes do not have enough storage... 07/01/2007

It is currently 9:25 am on a Saturday morning, and I'm about to head out the door for 2 listing appointments. Before I go, I wanted to see if I could get a wager going... Currently the North Texas area is less than 1/2 inch of rain from the all time June record of rain.Do you think we'll break the record today?  We have until Midnight tonight and we're supposed to have scattered rains again today.  The main problem with this record is that it has to rain at the DFW airport and it doesn't always rain there while it rains elsewhere. It stormed like crazy last night, and I usually sleep through the storms, but boy did I wake up.  But, the news this morning said it "only" rained .11 inches at the airport... I know it rained more than that.Anyway, anyone want to guess whether or not we actua... 06/30/2007

For a new marketing piece I made, I did some research on the sales statistics for the areas around White Rock Lake.  Most of us realize that not all properties listed on the MLS sell, but I was shocked to see how many DO NOT sell.  According to the NTREIS MLS, 61% of the properties listed this year around White Rock Lake expired from the market.  It's when you have statistics like those it's important to let prospects know the percentage of your listings that do sell.  I'm willing to bet that no seller wants to be in that 61%.    06/28/2007

Roger Staubach started his own Commercial Real Estate company in the 1970's after his long and prosperous career with the Dallas Cowboys. All this time, he has remained CEO and had never handed over control of the company as it grew.  Speculation has been going around for a while and it is now true.  Staubach has stepped down from CEO and will be giving the duties to Gregory O'Brien, the president of Staubach's northeast region.Staubach claims none of his duties will change and he'll continue to remain as active as he has always been.Staubach was also one of the speakers to present why the new Cowboy's stadium should host the Super Bowl.  I'm sure Staubach will be selling quite a bit of real estate around those neck of the woods.For more of the story, click here. 06/19/2007

To those of you who are agents in Dallas OR who live here and enjoy visiting the Active Rain blog site, do me a favor.  Please email your clients and friends who own a piano or who use piano performers and ask them to check out my avocation's web site.  I need the bizniz:http://www.billcherrypianotuner.com/Thanks.Bill Cherry, Dallas Broker-Realtor 05/31/2007

                                                                                BILL CHERRY, DALLAS BROKER-REALTOR                                                       MY 4RD YEAR SERVING TEXAS                                                                           972 380-7347                                              Meet me on the web at www.billcherrybroker.comIn Dallas the weekends are filled to the brim with financial advisors who regularly buy thirty minute segments on the AM radio stations. They push annuities, systems that'll guarantee the investor up to 15% annual return without risk, hybrid mutual funds and life insurance products. And the list goes on and on.They all promise they have a plan for you, no matter the magnitude of your current assets, that will make certai... 05/22/2007

  BILL CHERRY, REALTORS  PREPARING A HOME TO SELL IS NOW KNOWN AS STAGINGBy Bill Cherry, Dallas Broker RealtorMy 43rd Year Representing TexansMeet me on the web at www.billcherrybroker.com             Some years ago, I was a principal in a Houston company that built garden apartments, sold them to JMB Realty in Chicago, and retained the contract with them to lease and manage the properties.  Things went well.  Apartment demand was so strong in those days that we were able to learn our trade without much risk.  As far as I was concerned, money was falling out of the skies into our laps.            But then as the market approached saturation, leasing wasn't going as quickly as it had in the past.  So the question became, "What can we do to assure our units will be chosen over our competi... 05/21/2007

                                                                                                                                           Bill Cherry, Dallas Realtor                                                                             My 43rd Year                                                                            972 380-7347                                                                      cherrysells@aol.com            Real estate sales and marketing is such a peculiar business.  And it's often a business of inference and half-truths.            Over the past six months or so, I've watched the most interesting pattern.  A longtime agent with one of the large real estate firms got a listing in Lake Highlands.  It was near my house, so when the sign went up, I checked... 05/18/2007

                                                                                                                                                           By Bill Cherry, Realtor, Dallas, Texas                                   My 43rd Year Serving Texas                                                  972 380-7347                 Meet me on the web at www.billcherrybroker.comThe number of homes for sale has climbed about 30% over the past 12-month period, thus reaching the highest level in about 10 years.  It appears that the real estate market throughout the country may now be beginning to cool off. Whether it's actually happening or not is not worthy of debate, since prospective Buyers are beginning to perceive it to be the case. So while these changing dynamics have implications for... 05/17/2007

  Bill Cherry, RealtorsOur 43rd YearDallas, Texas972 380-7347Lake Highlands is a popular area of Dallas, Texas.  One of the primary Zip Codes for Lake Highlands is 75238.  On May15, 2007 there were ninety-five single family homes listed for sale in the 75238 Zip Code, and they ranged in asking price from $82,800 to $649,000.The following is a list of sales that closed during the first fifteen days of May 2007. Linkwood Drive                     984 sq. ft.        $121,250Mapleridge Drive                  2,220 sq. ft.     $145,000Rolling Rock Lane                 2,114 sq. ft.     $165,500Robin Hill Lane                      1,619 sq. ft.     $175.000Trailpine Drive                       2,252 sq. ft.     $180,000Lanshire Drive                       1,369 sq. ft.     $192,500Bryson Driv... 05/15/2007

   Stanley Marcus:  Good Taste How can you wear that Cravat? Renoir said to Cezanne. Can't you see that it's in bad taste?Cezanne responded, If it were in bad taste, I wouldn't be wearing it.            For years, Stanley Marcus and his father, uncle and aunt before him, dictated the taste of Dallas and a good part of the civilized world by setting an example through their famous store, Neiman-Marcus.            In fact, Mr. Marcus, who was called Mr. Stanley by most people, wrote several books on the subject, including Minding the Store and Quest for the Best.  Both are still available in excellent but used condition at Half-Price Books and Amazon.  Both are books everyone should study.            In Dallas, at least, the number of merchants and professionals who put the practice of go... 05/14/2007