37th Annual Dallas Home & Garden Show

37th Annual Dallas Home & Garden Show

Photo courtesy of Dallas Master Gardeners

The annual Dallas Home and Garden Show will feature over 250 consumer-product vendors, service companies, and experts.

Mortgage applications fall 4.8%, despite rate drop

Mortgage applications fall 4.8%, despite rate drop

Low mortgage rates are no longer a novelty, hence no longer a sudden incentive for borrowers.

Come and Take It: Prove you’re a ​*real*​ Texan with our citizenship quiz

Come and Take It: Prove you’re a ​*real*​ Texan with our citizenship quiz

We know you're Texan, but are you a real Texan?

Castle Hills developers buy adjoining Singer Ranch in Carrollton to expand the 19-year-old community

Castle Hills

Developers of the hugely successful Castle Hills community northwest of Dallas have purchased an adjoining property for a major expansion.

Carrollton/Farmers Branch Residential Sales Report for January

 Sales were down slightly but pending sales jumped!

Single-Family:

Sales were off by 4% as compared to a year ago but pending sales took a huge jump up 43%. Looks like some closings were pushed into February. With the large amount of pending sales we can safely say that February's sales will be good. The average sales price increased 6% and the median sales price rose 5%.

New listings climbed 9% but this only translated to a 1% increase the the number of active listings. The months of inventory now stands at 0.8 months. Nobody can call this market anything except a strong Seller's Market.

Sales: 93

Median Sales Price: $216,000Average Sales Price: $237,820

Pending Sales: 159

New Listings: 155

Active Listings: 125

Months of Inventory: 0.8

If you live in the Carrollton/Farmers Branch area and would like a personalized Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) on your home delivered to your email in just a few minutes, then click the link below to take advantage of this offer.

What's My Home Worth?

Information provided by The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M.

This is the Hottest Color in Home Decor

This is the Hottest Color in Home Decor

White still remains the top seller when it comes to color for most home furnishings but gray may soon edge it out.

5 tempting Hill Country destinations to get away from it all in Dallas

5 tempting Hill Country destinations to get away from it all in Dallas

Photo courtesy of Tres Lunas Resort

If you're short on time, money, or vacation days, planning a getaway can be tricky.

Dallas-area home price still racing ahead of national increases

Dallas-area home price still racing ahead of national increases

With rates staying low for now and continued solid job and income growth, the spring buying season is shaping up to be a good one.”

Dallas Arboretum Nominated As One of The Country's Best By 'USA Today'...Vote Here!

Dallas Arboretum Nominated As One of The Country's Best By 'USA Today'...Vote Here!

Dallas was recently selected as the “Most Beautiful Skyline” in the world by USA Today readers and Big Tex was named “Best Quirky Landmark.”  Now the competition is on for the “Best Botanical Garden.”  

Even Barbie Has a Smart Home

Even Barbie Has a Smart Home

Barbie’s Dreamhouse is now outfitted with voice-activated smart home commands,

New Listing 3565 Teakwood Plano TX

Check out my new listing at 3565 Teakwood in Plano.

It's a 4 bedroom, 2 bath with 2 living areas and is priced at $264,900.

If you would like to see this property call your agent or Marie Walton at 972-816-5197