Articles about home builders
4500 Lakeside Drive: Say It Ain’t So!
Remember this story about 4500 Lakeside Drive and what used to be there? And then this? Well, I hope you are sitting down and in fact, go pour yourself a dram before you read this. Guess who has decided NOT to build on this most prime choice of land? And guess who has it QUIETLY on the market for $14 million? Yeah, you got it.
Let’s Not Discuss Dallas Real Estate Values Today
This is not as bad as when you get those monthly stock reports showing that all the money you’ve stashed away for retirement is down by 36%. No sir, not that bad at all. Steve Brown reports a decline in Dallas home prices of just over 2% while some Texas cities have actually seen modest increases. Don’t even ask me about the national outlook: it’s Miller Time for builders — those Dom Perignon days a recent memory. As one local home builder told me: no one is picking up a hammer. Even the Russians are having problems. I am starting my appraisal battle file right now — will keep copies of all these stories so just holler if you need. Listen up DCAD: my property taxes should be LOWERED next year, retroactive to November 19, 2008. Got that?
3500 Beverly Drive — Look Inside
You’ve read the article, here’s what you’ve all been waiting for — the video. PS: we took our shoes off to protect those gorgeous oak hardwood floors.
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