dallas: Marketing Tear Downs in Dallas: An Interesting Approach - 07/29/08 06:47 AM
Oft times I wonder what was going on in someone's mind that preceded and caused their decision and actions.
In Dallas, we have a handful of real estate companies that primarily list and sell estates, and most of those estates are in an area called the Park Cities.
Frequently, one of … (3 comments)
dallas: De Beers - A Home Run or An Out? - 04/29/08 11:09 PM
You probably know about De Beers. It's the privately held company that Cecil Rhodes founded in the late 1800s that virtually controls the exploration and mining of diamonds. And by controlling their mining activity, they significantly influence the value of diamonds, including the one your son gave his bride-to-be for her … (2 comments)
dallas: OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK -- ESPECIALLY HOW YOU PICK YOUR REALTOR - 03/18/08 11:04 PM
Old habits are frequently hard to break. One that often shows up is the idea that one or two real estate companies or one or two real estate agents have all of the clients for a particular neighborhood. So rather than intellectually evaluate what they have to offer and how well it will … (1 comments)
dallas: MY SUBDIVISION'S REAL ESTATE MYSTERY - 03/09/08 11:02 PM
One of my competitors attracted a listing in my subdivision several months back. I can't help but look at this package when I drive in and out. As the listing has ticked along, a homemade lattice baffle around the air conditioning's compressor has blown over. Day after day, it lies on … (1 comments)
dallas: DALLAS HOMES - REALTOR BILL CHERRY - 02/03/08 07:30 AM
Many of those who ran the big braggadocios ads about their Dallas real estate sales expertise are evaporating into thin air. In reality, their real estate prowess was nothing more than an aberration. Honest to goodness, it was just an aberration. Would you believe that some of them have scores of Park … (4 comments)
dallas: SUNDAY IN THE PARK, 10th Edition, By Dallas Realtor Bill Cherry - 12/16/07 12:41 PM
Bluetooth. For years and years, in fact maybe centuries, men have had a far more chance of developing hearing loss than women. And for every single one of those years, men have been trying to hide that it has happened to them. The only hearing aid that will ever be fully … (6 comments)
dallas: AMERICAN AIRLINES' "MUSIC 'TIL DAWN" PROVIDES BUSINESS MODEL FOR REALTORS - 10/23/07 12:15 AM
There was a time when American Airlines was one of the most respected passenger carriers in the United States. I'm talking about a time when fares were regulated and the number of direct flights was far less than today. In the 1950s, American Airlines advertising and marketing consultants came up … (2 comments)
dallas: TIFFANY & COMPANY - AN EXTRAORDINARY DESIGN COMPLETED - 09/17/07 04:24 PM
Recently Tiffany revealed their totally remodeled and refixtured store in the NorthPark Shopping Center here in Dallas. I've been studying retail design and fixturing for many years...more as an observer than a participant. This design ranks among the top 5 I've seen throughout the United States. Interestingly, the former store was tired, dated … (5 comments)
dallas: FUNNY MONEY LOANS IN HIGHLAND PARK? COULD IT REALLY BE? - 09/11/07 09:27 PM
There is a real city in the middle of Dallas known as Highland Park, and the U.S. Census proclaimed that it is the 19th wealthiest among U.S. cities with populations over 1,000, and the 4th wealthiest in Texas by per capita income. About 10,000 people live there. The median income for a … (5 comments)
dallas: Joe Pajucie, His Cheap Looking Girls and Macino Rapuchi, the International Continental Stylist - 09/03/07 10:53 PM
Gigs for Italian singers had been terrible for a long time. But then out of nowhere came "That's Amore," "Mel Blu di Pinto di Blue," and "Al di La." And things got very good for them. And that's when Macino Rapuchi, with his invented star-studded billing, "the International Continental Stylist," hit Dallas with … (2 comments)
dallas: Slaves Built and Paid for Their Own Churches - A Revolutionary Idea - Realtor Bill Cherry - 08/07/07 06:20 AM
By Bill Cherry, Dallas Broker-Realtor My 43rd Year Selling Texas www.billcherrybroker.com Galveston, Texas, one of the oldest citiies in Texas, had barely been settled by businessmen and their families when they decided that slaves should have the benefit of churches of their own. That was quite a revolutionary idea back then. But rather than … (25 comments)
dallas: HIGHLAND PARK AND DALLAS MILLION DOLLAR PLUS SALES REPORT FOR MAY, 2007 - 06/06/07 12:33 PM
MEET ME ON THE WEB AT WWW.BILLCHERRYBROKER.COM Our boutique real estate firm has always specialized in quietly negotiating the listing and sale of estates and one-of-a-kind homes. For us, it should be a gentele transaction, not one of flags, banners, big signs and mail-outs to everyone in site, qualified … (2 comments)
dallas: WOW! Check out Amadeus Metalworks, Dallas - 05/29/07 02:34 PM
Meet me on the web at www.billcherrybroker.com From time to time architectural iron sculpture is the perfect accoutrement to creating a home's architectural being -- the interior stair balustrade, a period designed fence, an iron statuary -- all artistic to dream up and even more artistic to create out of iron, metal … (0 comments)
www.billcherrybroker.com BILL CHERRY, DALLAS REALTOR BROKER MY 43RD YEAR REPRESENTING TEXANS 972 380-7347 If you've been to New Orleans, you're bound to have eaten at the Commander's Palace in the Garden District. It's owned by the aunt of Alex Brennan-Martin, whose wife, Jane, and I have been friends for a … (8 comments)
dallas: "WE SAVED $48,000! THANKS, BRAND X!" - 05/28/07 01:51 PM
Last evening I saw a television commercial for one of the national discount broker franchises, "Brand X." The couple is sitting in their living room, and they say in "25 words or less" that the sale of their house with that franchise broker saved them, if memory serves me, … (13 comments)
LT. COL. RICHARD H. SCHIEBEL The Korean War Hero Who Swung the Board of Education at Ball High By Bill Cherry, Dallas Broker-Realtor My 43rd Year Serving Texans If any of the students at Galveston's Ball High School knew he was Lt. Col. Richard H. Schiebel, a Korean War … (0 comments)
www.billcherrybroker.com BILL CHERRY, DALLAS BROKER-REALTOR My 43rd Year Serving Texans 972 380-734 CANCER - THE FACTS 1. Every person has cancer cells in his body. However, cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. So when doctors tell … (7 comments)
dallas: USING BRAND "X" REAL ESTATE AGENT: AN UNFORGETABLE ERROR IN JUDGEMENT - 05/16/07 02:08 PM
By Bill Cherry, Realtor Since 1964 I'll bet at least once a week Patty and I would get a postcard or letter from her, with her picture and all, telling us what a spectacular job she had done selling other expensive homes in the beautiful community we loved and lived in near Houston. … (2 comments)
dallas: LAKE HIGHLANDS SALES REPORT - 05/15/07 08:09 AM
Bill Cherry, Realtors Our 43rd Year Dallas, Texas 972 380-7347 Lake 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 … (0 comments)
dallas: REAL ESTATE 101 - INVESTING BY THE TV NEWS ANCHOR - 05/13/07 03:04 PM
Real Estate Investing for Television News Anchors By Bill Cherry Meet me on the web at www.billcherrybroker.com One of my friends is a television news anchor here in Dallas. She recently told me that her next career is going to be as a real estate investor. "Got any advice for me?" she … (3 comments)
This is a place where the ins and outs of real estate and home ownership are discussed, as well as the restoration of historic homes and the adaptive reuse of historic downtowns. All in the light of 43 Years as a broker
Oft times I wonder what was going on in someone's mind that preceded and caused their decision and actions.