Posts with tag Dallas real estate

Al G. Hill III, the first great-grandchild of legendary Texas oilman H.L. Hunt (see photo below) -- once known as the richest man in America and who died in 1974 -- has been indicted in Dallas County on several felony counts of mortgage fraud for a home improvement loan of more than $200,000. Hill, 40, and his wife, Erin... Continue Reading »

This Texas home could be a reality show producers' dream script. A 20,000-square-foot Texas mansion built by an oil tycoon and his ex-wife is providing shelter for homeless divorcées. Jacque Evans (no relation) built this 19,337-square-foot palace as her dream home with her husband of 20 some years. No expense was... Continue Reading »

Terrell Owens, whose 15-year professional football career brought him from San Francisco to Philadelphia, down to Dallas, up to Buffalo and back to the Cincinnati Bengals, must like buying real estate as much as he does switching teams. He is selling both of the units he owns in the ultramodern Azure, Dallas' first... Continue Reading »

When it comes to home size, American homebuyers are finally deciding that less really is more. They are cutting back on options and reducing square footage. More incredibly, they're buying townhouses instead of McMansions. I about flipped when I got wind of a new development under construction in tony University Park here... Continue Reading »

Sales of existing single-family homes in North Texas slid 11 percent in January, or so everyone is reporting. But median Dallas home prices rose 8 percent over value a year ago, this data from the Texas A&M Real Estate Center. Almost every expert in town is pointing the finger of blame for the fall in home sales to... Continue Reading »