Articles for February 24th, 2009
Laura Hunt’s Front Door
What lurks behind this beautiful door above the Regent’s movie theater at Highland Park Village? One of the world’s best designers, an Architectural Digest 100, creating beautiful design from her Dallas base.
Inman News: Lenders Not Exactly Gaga Over HASP
The Mortgage Bankers Association sees weaknesses in Obama’s real estate stimulus plan in the lending realm, like the upper limit of a 105% loan-to-value ratio required for refinancing, and the role of Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae as guarantors.
Case-Shiller: Biggest Home Price Drop Since 2000
2000 was when Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller National Home Price Index first started tracking home sales, but the drop is significant. However, this very cool interactive widget from the NYT allows you to find your city — Dallas is one of the 20 and at 4.3% our price plunge is a mere dip (and I contend it depends on the area, some are actually up and lots are hot hot hot) compared to the double digits other cities are experiencing. U.S. home prices sank a record 18.2% during the last three months of 2008, compared with the same period in 2007.
New Reality Show To Be Filmed In Dallas, Casting Call
Me, I’ve already applied. But you ought to, too, especially if you are one of the many fine folks I met at Champion School of Real Estate about to make a new career change. (Took my pre-test for my license this weekend — ugh! Didn’t know how much I don’t know.) The show, brought to us by the team behind Deal or No Deal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and Wipeout, seeks outgoing women ages 21 to 50 who are experiencing major change in their lives — career, marriage, empty-nest (that’s me!) who would benefit from having a Hollywood life-coach “guide” them. Contact: Stephen Graham at sgraham517@aol.com or call at 404-285-5096. I think George and Laura ought to be included in this, for sure.
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