Dallas Real Estate and Short Sale Blog

We're finally getting the housing market going again and now new Federal Regulations may make it even harder for buyers to obtain a mortgage. Mortgage bankers and Realtors are warning that it could become even harder for borrowers to qualify for a home loan early next year as the industry faces a...

At 53, I've had the chance to own and drive a number of really cool cars--Porsche, Audi, BMW and an assortment of American muscle cars (my 68 Pontiac Firebird was one of them). Sunday afternoon changed all of that! Gina purchased a "Speed Tour" (I have the coolest spouse!) from DFW Drive Your Dr...

Last week Gina misplaced her iPhone. Usually this would not be a huge problem but we were leaving town the next morning for several days. I had installed the "Find My iPhone" app on my phone and iPad but had not yet updated her phone. "Find My iPhone" is a "must have" application. It allows you t...

While the rain drought in the greater Dallas area appears to be over, the number of available homes for sale continues to dry up. Buyers who have been sitting on the fence for two years are finally in the market but are finding few homes for sale. Many sellers we've talked to want to wait until t...

Many of my friends and acquaintances often ask me, “How did you wind up in sales?” It was not a chosen career but rather a process that took me here. Fate happened in 1995. I was looking for a new career challenge and I agreed to accept a human resources position with an Air Force Recruiting Squ...