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2009 

I am not a fan of restaurants that become popular and start opening multiple locations... it just usually seems to be the beginning of the end for a "good thing".  That was my fear years ago when Café Brazil started opening new locations.  Perhaps they are the exception that proves the rule beca...
02/28/2009
Here in Texas, we are accustomed to an annual rite of Spring... the blooming of the Texas Wildflowers (especially our state flower, the Bluebonnet).  This year though, something else has been popping up all over Dallas... especially the Highland Park and Preston Hollow neighborhoods:   Now some D...
02/28/2009
The LBJ Freeway in North Dallas has long been one of the most congested roadways in the area.  This week, the Texas transportation Commission announced a project that, once completed in 5 years, will radically change LBJ as we know it. The LBJ Freeway will be receiving a $2 Billion upgrade ($445...
02/28/2009
The Lakewood neighborhood will welcome the opening of Dallas' newest Whole Foods Market, located in the converted former Minyards grocery store at Abrams Road and Gaston Avenue.   Whole Foods Market has been slowly expanding its presence in the Dallas/Fort Worth market and this new store will soo...
02/28/2009
Las Vegas will be coming to Dallas... well, for a week anyway!  Appearing at the Majestic Theater in Downtown Dallas (1925 Elm Street) from March 3, 2009 through March 8, 2009 The Rat Pack - Live at the Sands is billed as "the hottest and coolest party in town". This show ran for four years in Lo...
02/28/2009
I have read several posts lately about agents who choose not to work with Short Sale buyers.  Clearly, there are parts of the country where this decision is not an option if an agent or broker wishes to continue running a viable real estate business.  However, for others, there is a choice to be ...
02/28/2009
Lately, I have seen a lot of debate about the types of business transactions that agents choose to work with clients on.  It has been of particular interest to me since one of the types of transactions that many agents have expressed an issue with are Short Sales, a type of transaction that I spe...
02/28/2009
Last year, I posted several items on the renaming of Dallas’ Industrial Boulevard.  You can read the details here: http://activerain.com/blogsview/700945/But-really-they-had-good-intentions-Dallas-Industrial-Blvd-Update The controversy surrounding the renaming of that road and the furor that eru...
02/21/2009
Back in December, I commented to a client that I was quoted in the Residential Real Estate Outlook for 2009 article in the Dallas Business Journal.  I promised that I would post a link from my Blog, but the Dallas Business Journal has a policy of keeping these articles accessible online for “sub...
02/21/2009
I was reading an online article from Builder magazine and came across that interesting fact, along with several other great ones about my city. In naming Dallas as one 2009’s Healthiest Housing Markets (we ranked 5th), Builder magazine offered that compared to a 35% drop in housing permits natio...
02/21/2009
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