When do we apply for a Homestead Tax Exemption?

Have you filed your Homestead Exemption?

You Appraisal District will automatically send a form to all new property owners around the end of January. You will have till April 30th of that same year to file this exemption. For additional information contact your Appraisal District. If you have any questions about selling or purchasing a property, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.

Collin County Appraisal District
469-742-9200
www.collincad.org

Dallas Central Appraisal District
214-631-0910
www.Dallascad.org

Denton Central Appraisal District
940-349-3800
www.dentoncad.org

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Dallas-area home listings fall substantially

Dallas-area home listings fall substantially
By Steve Brown / The Dallas Morning News

North Texas homebuyers who are hoping to find a huge supply of houses for sale may be in for a surprise.

While many markets in Florida and the West are suffering from a surplus of for-sale signs, the number of houses available in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has fallen substantially in the last year.

The supply of pre-owned homes for sale is down almost 17 percent from this time last year and has fallen by a quarter from the summer of 2007.

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Dallas home prices showing gains, fueling optimism

By Steve Brown / The Dallas Morning News
August 26, 2009

The outlook for Dallas home prices was brighter in two indexes released Tuesday.

They were down 2.2 percent in June from a year earlier but rose 2.7 percent from May to June to the highest level since last September, according to the closely watched Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Index. It was the fourth consecutive month of gains in the Dallas index price, S&P said Tuesday.

And the Federal Housing Finance Agency said that Dallas-area prices were up slightly in the second quarter.

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Commercial transactions

Real estate editor Steve Brown compiles this list.

Sales

S.V. Hardy LP bought a 15,900-square-foot industrial building at 2303 Shorecrest Drive in Dallas from Hartnack Investments LLC. Chris Armstrong of Henry S. Miller Brokerage LLC arranged the sale with Jason Moser of Stream Realty.

The Moore Law Firm purchased a 3,000-square-foot office building at 13349 N. Central Expressway in Dallas. Dona Timm of Prudential negotiated the sale with Matt Anding of Henry S. Miller.

A Canadian firm bought a 288-unit apartment complex at 750 E. Mid-Cities Blvd. in Euless from Fountainwood Associates LP. Dirk Goris of CB Richard Ellis negotiated the sale.

Dr. Jennifer Patterson purchased 4,051 square feet of commercial space at 6842 Lebanon Road in Frisco for her optometry practice. Mark Pittman arranged the sale with broker Mary Martin.

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Dallas County

Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred to as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex). As of the 2007 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,366,511 and is now the ninth most populous county in the United States.

Its county seat is Dallas, which is also the largest city in the county, the third-largest city in Texas, and the ninth-largest city in the United States. Dallas County is the most populous county within the metropolitan area and contains the largest of its principal cities. The county was named in honor of George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventh vice president of the United States.

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