Tax Holiday For Energy Star

Great news for Texas homeowners looking to remodel or uprade – everything from air conditioner units to compact fluorescent light bulbs will be sold tax-free over Memorial Day weekend May 23-25. To qualify for the tax-free offer, products must be Energy Star-qualified.

According to the state comptroller’s office, the tax-free weekend includes:

• Air conditioners priced under $6,000 (both room and central units)

• Washing machines

• Ceiling fans

• Dehumidifiers

• Dishwashers

• Light bulbs (incandescent and fluorescent)

• Programmable thermostats

• Refrigerators priced under $2,000.

For more information, see the complete article from the San Antonio Express-News, here.

Preservation Dallas Celebrates Another Successful Tour

The Preservation Dallas Spring Architectural Tour: Five Decades of Style, sponsored by the Ebby Halliday Family of Companies, was a huge success this past Saturday. The overcast weather was perfect for touring the six beautiful historic homes located throughout Dallas. A big thank you to the Pacesetters Real Estate Networking Group and everyone else that helped to make the tour such a success. You can see candid photos from the tour at the offical Ebby Halliday Facebook page here. Be sure and become a fan!

It s Not Too Late to Attend the Preservation Dallas Spring Architectural Tour Patron Party

The Preservation Dallas Spring Architectural Tour Patron Party will be held at the Leonard W. & Reanna Volk house, pictured above.
The Preservation Dallas Spring Architectural Tour Patron Party will be held at the Leonard W. & Reanna Volk house, pictured above.

There’s still time to purchase tickets for the Preservation Dallas Spring Architectural Tour Patron Party tomorrow night at the beautiful Leonard W. and Reanna Volk house. Lucky guests will receive a copy of Ebby’s new book, Ebby Halliday: The First Lady of Real Estate, and have a chance to meet the Grande Dame of Dallas Real Estate in person. In addition to the Patron Party, Patron ticket holders will be able to participate in the general tour of great historic Dallas real esate, plus one additional patron tour home on Saturday, May 2. The spring tour, Five Decades of Style, is sponsored by the Ebby Halliday Family of Companies. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.

The Truth About Texas Real Estate

With so many misperceptions created by the national news about the real estate market, the video below is a great way to put the national news in perspective and show the public what s really going on in Texas.

Dallas, Texas The City That Works

Dallas is known as the city that works, in other words people move to Dallas because of its business-friendly environment and its international access due to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. See the complete post by Dallas power agent Dave Perry-Miller at the Leaders in Luxury Homes and Luxe Living Blog here: Dallas, Texas – The City That Works