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Say Hello to the Goodbye Girl, Marsha Mason

She’ll be in Dallas tomorrow for a real estate reception at Joan Eleazer and Layne Pitzer’s gorgeous listing here at 5030 Park Lane. Asking: $5,495,000. (I think I’ve told you about this home before.) Marsha is selling her 7350 square foot home in Abiquiu, New Mexico, north of Santa Fe. The... more »

Should You Just Walk On Your Mortgage, Ctd: HAMP or Hamper?

The Wall Street Journal’s Peter Eavis noted the very same problem I did with the Obama administration’s new found pressure on banks and lenders to speed up remodifications for hurting borrowers by year’s end. That’s 58% of those in the HAMP trial, or 375,000 borrowers. Great for coffee... more »

Dallas Real Estate: An Informed Buyer is the Best Buyer

Yes, even in this market. In an earlier post today about settlement cracks, I posed the question of disclosing even minor crack repair on the Seller’s Disclosure should you sell your home. I am told that most of the lawsuits in Dallas real estate transactions today center on seller’s disclosure... more »

DallasDirt Hits Publish Before Proofing

Oh dear, I knew this was going to happen someday. Was too quick on the trigger and hit “publish” on my last post accidentally when the phone rang… this must be how Linda Ellerbee felt… more »

Should You (Just) Walk On Your Mortgage, DallasDirt Version: Take It While It’s Hot

Mr. Allison beat me to posting something I was debating recently with my son-in-law: how lenders and banks, as usual, are profiting off the Obama administration’s $75 billion dollar “Making Homes Affordable” program. My son-in-law is an attorney who told me weeks ago (think I posted) that... more »

Ask Candy: How Concerned Should I be About Cracks In Our House?

A reader writes:

“My fiancé and I bought our first house in Caruth Terrace (in between Mockingbird and University to the south and north, and between Skillman and Abrams) about a year ago.  We have noticed a few cracks showing up on our walls and were wanting to have our foundation checked by... more »