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A look back on the life of the first lady of Dallas real estate
Editor’s note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News Archives. Imagine having one of the most ubiquitous names in not only North Texas, but also in real estate. Ebby Halliday (1911-2015) was a galvanizing businesswoman who built one of the largest residential real estate firms in Texas before it was sold to HomeServices of America in 2018. Since 1945, the woman behind the name was a part of her company until her death and proved to be a dynamo on and off the market. From a single woman selling undesirable concrete homes to having almost 2,000 employees and handling billions of sales, Ebby Halliday remains a Dallas legend.…
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20 essential terms for commercial real estate investing | Multimedia
If you’re looking for a way to build a solid financial footing and passive income streams, most experts will tell you that a long-term asset allocation strategy is key. There are lots of different investment avenues you can take to build wealth or just add some stability to your finances but pouring all of your spare cash into the tumultuous stock market or cryptocurrency could be a risky proposition. After all, it’s not uncommon for these markets to take a nosedive on occasion, and when they do, they take your cash with them. That said, not all investments are so volatile. Some types of investments, like commercial real estate, can…
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Reno, Nevada, real estate: What you can get for $2.5M
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Reno is known as “The Biggest Little City in the World,” and sits in the High Sierra foothills near Nevada’s border with California. Famed for its casino industry and tourism, Reno is also attractive to businesses and real estate buyers due to its favorable tax laws. A recently updated “Biggest Little City in the World” sign March 3, 2020, in Reno, Nevada. (George Rose/Getty Images / Getty Images) There is also an array of recreational activities both year-round and seasonally. With Lake Tahoe, the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake all in the area, there are plenty of water activities in the summer, while skiers…
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Mansion Global Daily: Holidays Don’t Hamper Historic Luxury Real Estate Run in Manhattan, Kemba Walker Finally Sells Boston-Area Mansion, and More
Despite a Holiday Slowdown, Deals for Manhattan Luxury Real Estate Were Three Times the 10-Year Average It was the strongest Thanksgiving week since at least 2006, according to Olshan Realty. Read More BY THE NUMBERS TRENDING TODAY LISTING OF THE DAY A Neoclassical Chateau on a Private Peninsula Highlights Seattle’s Booming Luxury Market The waterfront estate was home to three-term Bellevue, Washington, mayor. Read More THE INSIDERS The Pandemic Brought a Renewed Interest in True Craftsmanship, Says French Furniture Maker Martin Pietri, founder of Emblem Paris, talks about the appetite for classic Parisian designs, mixing heritage pieces with modern interiors and expanding to New York. Read More NEWS BITES Sydney…
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The Alexanders Are Now Selling Metaverse Real Estate
Now selling luxury real estate in the metaverse. Photo: Scott Roth/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Tal and Oren Alexander, the brothers who became famous for closing megadeals in their early 20s then moved onto the biggest deals ever in their early 30s — they represented Ken Griffin when he bought that record-setting $238 million penthouse at 220 Central Park South in 2019 — recently announced that they’ll be developing and selling luxury real estate in the metaverse. That is, in virtual reality. It’s all imaginary construction; it can’t be lived in but exists only to be bought and sold and conspicuously consumed. Which sounds about right. Like others in the moneyed Miami set, Oren…
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Metaverse real estate is now being sold for cryptocurrency
The metaverse is getting hotter. Not hot, like a delicious meal or a Finnish sauna. This mostly fictional, virtual world is getting hot like a real estate market. Because lately, it is one. If you have enough money and courage, you can now buy up digital tracts of land in the metaverse. Of course, there isn’t just one metaverse. Much like a website is part of the larger World Wide Web, there are countless companies, including Meta (née Facebook), building their own virtual realms where they hope people will soon gather as their digital avatars to play games, buy things, and interact with ads. The emerging real estate market for…
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