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It’s about that time and before we go, all of us here at The Ebby Halliday Companies would like to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving.
We’ll leave you with the 2009 Thanksgiving painting by Rufus Burleson (above) and Ebby’s personal thoughts on Thanksgiving, which appeared in The Dallas Morning News one year ago today. Read the full essay here.
Everyone have a safe holiday and we’ll see you back here on Monday.
The front page of the Business Section of today’s Dallas Morning News features some great news – DFW home prices have held almost steady in the latest Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, falling only 1.2 percent from one year ago. Nationwide, prices fell 9.4 percent.
The featured photo (above) is of the home at 3016 Milton Avenue in University Park, listed by Cindy O’Gorman of The O’Gorman Group.
To read the full article by Steve Brown, click here.
The latest issue of the Luxury Portfolio magazine is out and the Volk Estates listing of Ellen Terry Associate Patricia Massey is featured prominently on the inside front cover.
Inside you’ll find lots of great pieces about every aspect of luxury living, as well as great luxury homes for sale all across the world – from Manalapan Beach, Florida to Marrakech, Morocco.
Also, be sure to check out page 24, there you’ll find some great statistics of how Luxury Portfolio compares to other luxury real estate networks like Sotheby’s and Christie’s. After reading that, it will be easy to see why Luxury Portfolio is truly the best of the best.
The Ebby Halliday Companies are proud to be an Advisory Board level member of Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection as well as one of the 4 founding members of its parent company, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.
When you list a luxury home with Ebby Halliday, Ellen Terry or Dave Perry-Miller, you can be assured that in addition to the best local representation, your home will also receive extensive national and international exposure from our affiliation with Luxury Portfolio.
To see the full online issue of the latest Luxury Portfolio Magazine, click here.
Back at the beginning of the year, we ventured into social media. Since then, we’ve been learning as we go, and having a lot of fun doing it.
Our blog as well as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts have experienced a lot of growth over the past months and we’re looking forward to even more growth in the coming year.
We appreciate all of our Facebook Fans, blog commenters, etc – and one person in particular has really supported our efforts on Facebook. Karen Davis, listing coordinator for our Lakewood office has been our most frequent Facebook commenter from the very beginning – she never fails to “like” a post or add a comment.
Of course the one post she was just a few minutes late to read was the one about the limited number of Ebby Roses being available for sale – by the time she got to it, they had sold out.
So when one of those plants went unclaimed, we gave Karen a call and told her to stop by Ebby’s office for a quick visit. (Talk about feeling like you’ve been called to the principal’s office).
When she arrived this morning, she was presented with her very own Ebby Rose by the lady herself as a thank you for her support of the Ebby Facebook Page.
Thank you to everyone for your support and keep up the comments and feedback – you never know when Ebby might have another surprise for a commenter!
Dave Perry-Miller of Dave Perry-Miller & Associates has a great post on Luxury Portfolio’s Leaders In Luxury Homes & Luxe Living Blog about the importance of staging in today’s luxury real estate market.
He enlisted the services of Dallas-based interior designer Barry Williams of Barry Williams, Inc. to furnish his almost 12,000 square foot Preston Hollow listing at 10005 Meadowbrook.
You can see the impressive results and learn more about the importance of staging here.
Each quarter, the Associates from every Ebby Halliday Realtors, Ellen Terry Realtors and Dave Perry-Miller & Associates office who have the most listings and sales are honored at a Breakfast of Champions networking event. The Third Quarter breakfast was held this past Friday at the newly opened AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas’ Arts District.
Breakfast was served inside the Winspear Opera House at the Winspear Restaurant with catering by the renowned Wolfgang Puck. Honored Associates heard updates from Ebby Halliday executives as well as a special presentation from American Home Shield, a sponsor of the breakfast, and an overview of the AT&T Performing Arts Center by Jill Magnuson, VP of Marketing.
An exclusive, all-access tour of both the Winspear Opera House and Wyly Theatre followed. It was a nice coincidence that our tour guide, Ellen Braht, announced that she had just recently purchased a home from Ebby Associate Bruce Rayburn, who was one of the honorees that morning.
When the tour reached the Winspear stage, which was set for the Billy Crystal show, Associate Shawn Wade decided to test the acoustics of the Opera House for himself by belting out a few notes. We’re happy to say that the Winspear passed with flying colors. It was unanimous.
And once inside the Wyly Theatre, Associates were able to walk the stage currently set for William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. But according to Ellen, this contemporary and fun adaptation would make you think the writer’s first name was Bill instead of William.
For those of you that haven’t seen the amazing flexibility offered by the new Wyly Theatre, check out this great time lapse video showing its full capabilities:
To see more photos from Friday’s Breakfast of Champions event, including behind the scenes tour photos, visit the Ebby Halliday Facebook Fan Page here.
And to see current listings by all of our honored Associates, see the full ad that appeared in The Dallas Morning News last Tuesday, here.
Thanks to our friends at Luxury Portfolio, the Friday issue of The Wall Street Journal featured 30 incredible luxury homes listed by the Ebby Halliday Companies.
The selection ranged from a $9 million estate in Hickory Creek to a handful of luxury homes for sale priced under $1 million.
If you missed it, be sure and check out the full ad here.
Modern day vampires apparently have very discerning taste in homes.
If you’ve picked up a newspaper or magazine lately, or even turned on a TV, you’ve probably heard about the latest blockbuster movie, Twilight: New Moon, based on the book series by Stephenie Meyer. In fact, the movie scored the third-biggest opening weekend of all time, earning an estimated $140.7 million during its first three days of release.
In the movie, Edward Cullen and his family live in a stunning, five bedroom, four bath modern home, which can now be yours for $3.3 million.
CNNMoney.com has more information here. And get full details on the house from the listing agent, Jason Soprovich, here.
Friday morning on the NBC TODAY Show, regular real estate contributor Barbara Corcoran was featured in a segment showing the best homes across the country currently for sale under $500,000.
To represent the Dallas area, she chose 4606 W. Amherst, in the Briarwood neighborhood, listed by Brady Moore of Dave Perry-Miller & Associates for $349,000. According to her, the curved front sidewalk has added as much as $10,000 in value! You can watch the full segment below:
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To learn more about 4606 W. Amherst, click here.
The Ebby Halliday Companies have lost a dear friend. Rufus C. Burleson, husband of President & CEO Mary Frances Burleson, passed away in his sleep on November 13.
Many in the company knew Rufus well, he was a regular at company events and one of the biggest cheerleaders for the entire organization. And for those who didn t know him personally, they knew his infamous Dog Art. Rufus and Mary Frances have raised Boxers for many years and each holiday, he created an original Boxer painting which was reproduced as a postcard for every member of the Ebby Halliday Company as well as many friends.
Mary Frances was his best friend and soul mate and he was at her side for 55 years – never missing a chance to support her real estate career or share in her success and honors.
She was his world and he was her cowboy.
Rufus was the epitome of a good guy and we will all miss his big smile, hearty laugh and his uncanny ability to make each and every person he spoke to feel special and appreciated.
Visitation will be held at Restland Funeral Home tonight from 6-8 p.m.
A memorial service and celebration of life is scheduled for Friday, November 20 at 2 p.m. at Park Cities Baptist Church, 3933 Northwest Parkway, Dallas 75225. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.
Memorial contributions may be made to Buckner International, c/o Jim Huey, Buckner Foundation, 600 N. Pearl St., Ste. 2260, Dallas, 75201 or the American Boxer Charitable Foundation, ABCF Memorial Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 8667, Spokane, WA 99203.
To view the full obituary and sign the online guest book, click here.