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What is a Dallas home short sale in real estate?

When a Dallas homeowner owes more on a property than its current market value and can’t continue making mortgage payments due to illness, injury, job loss, or divorce, the owner has several options. The owner can sell the house quickly to a reputable cash home-buying company, let the house go into foreclosure, or ask […]

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A Seller’s Property Disclosure In Texas

What to know before you fill out your property disclosure form So you’ve put your house on the market and have an interested buyer looking to make an offer. Before things go any further, you will need to fill out a property disclosure form.  What is a property disclosure form, exactly?  It’s paperwork you […]

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What does the Dallas housing market look like for you in 2023?

How did 2022 wrap up in the Dallas housing market?  2022 has come to a close, and the market still has everyone scratching their heads. It appears people are having to check in with the housing market almost daily to monitor any abrupt changes.   The end of 2022 saw a large increase in the […]

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How to avoid housing scams in Dallas

Housing scams happen across the country, including in Dallas.  There are a wide variety of real estate scams and housing scams in Dallas that can arise in different stages of the home-selling process. Some real estate fraud, like fake deeds, where scammers take control of properties they don't actually own, can happen to people […]

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Does your Dallas homeowners insurance cover your stuff when moving houses?

You’re thinking about putting your house up for sale and mentally checking off all the things you have to do in order to prepare for the sale: Hire a real estate agent; find and hire carpenters, plumbers, and painters to make repairs and spruce up the house; pack up your belongings.... The list is exhausting.  You […]

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Flooding Issues In Dallas

Flooding Isn’t An Easy Fix You can’t do it all alone. Sometimes you need help, and fixing the damage left by flood waters inside your house is one of those times. It’s tempting for homeowners to think they can handle problems alone, especially when hiring a professional will cost a lot of money. Don’t […]

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Top 5 Family Friendly Neighborhoods in Dallas

Dallas, like any large city, has a great variety of neighborhoods. The city itself offers a number of neighborhoods with great walking amenities and local businesses and character, while further out in the suburbs, you can find the classic cul-de-sac drives and large, well-built homes that are usually at most a 35-minute drive from everything […]

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Best Grants and Home Buying Assistance Programs in Dallas

Buying a home is a huge milestone in any person’s life. It requires a great deal of planning and often difficult financial decisions. Many people go through the home buying process under a great deal of stress without realizing that they are eligible for government assistance. As a resource to our Dallas readers, we’ve put […]

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How Gentrification is Affecting Housing Prices in Dallas

When a formerly depressed neighborhood suddenly becomes hot, the rapid growth can transform an area almost overnight. But it can also bring expensive growing pains. Is gentrification making Dallas unaffordable? Gentrification can happen quickly. As higher-income buyers move into a growing neighborhood, the cost of living goes up. Rents typically escalate, forcing poor and working-class […]

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Get a Move On With the Best Moving Companies in Dallas

Whether you’re moving around the block or across town, it pays to have someone else do the heavy lifting for you. But who should you pay to do it? That’s one of the toughest parts of finding a moving company in Dallas. It’s not to say that most are unreliable, but it’s that, when it […]

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