Bill Thompson Dallas/Ft. Worth area Real Estate

Yes, selling in a buyer’s market can be a great decision if you are moving up. Consider the following examples.If we have a market that is neither a buyer’s or seller’s market and you are selling a home for $150,000 and buying a home for $250,000 this is considered “moving up”.If you make that same move up in a ...

In the last year the Telecom Corridor® are of Richardson has experienced renewed growth. The University if Texas at Dallas has added an $85 million Natural  Science and Engineering Research Lab. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas will lease office space in a new 34 acre, 1.1 million square foot development that will begin construction this ...

Whether by bulldozer or by flatbed trailer, old houses will disappear this fall along two blocks of South Greenville Avenue in Richardson. The homes, some nearly a century old, sit on land near Greenville and Spring Valley Road slated to become the Centennial Park development, a mix of apartments, condominiums, townhouses, shops and restaurants ...

Robert Nuñez with Reliance Mortgage asked me to share the following information. A lot of people are nervous about what they are reading in the newspaper and hearing on TV.  But how can you blame them?  The media is bombarding people with reports about the housing decline and the sub-prime ...

The Dallas, Fort Worth real estate market has not been hurt as badly as some areas of the United States, however, even our market is not as strong as it was in recent years. This made the news from the Fed welcome relief for many people trying to sell their homes.The Federal Reserve's aggressive half-point cut today (Sept. 18, 2007) could ...

The Richardson City Council created the Community Revitalization Awards in 1994 to recognize property owners who have enhanced the community by making significant improvements to their individual properties. Both residential and nonresidential properties are eligible for consideration. The City of Richardson is asking for nominations for the 2007 ...

According to the International Accreditation Service (IAS):The City of Plano (Texas) Building Inspections Department has earned national accreditation by International Accreditation Service (IAS), making Plano the first jurisdiction in Texas and the third in the nation to receive this important recognition. Accreditation signifies that the ...

The Richardson Independent School District has earned the distinction of being a “Recognized” school district for the second year in a row. This makes RISD the largest urban school district in Texas to earn this status. In addition to maintaining the “Recognized” rating, RISD increased the number of “Exemplary” ...

Buying a home can be confusing. Start by narrowing down your choices to either new construction or existing homes.Many of us wrestle with the desire to have a brand new home, one that has exactly the features we want, the colors and finishes we prefer.  We love the idea that every component will work flawlessly and won’t require repair ...

According to the Mortgage Fraud Blog, Four men were indicted in Dallas, Texas in connection with an alleged mortgage fraud scheme involving approximately $2 million in fraudulent loans. The indictment, charges seven counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud against Charles Cooper Burgess, Mark Manners, Robert L. Loeb, and Andrew ...