6027 Vanderbilt JUST REDUCED!!!!

6027 Vanderbilt Avenue was just reduced to: $445,000 and now also available for rent $2,400/month.

Beautifully updated 1930's home with 3 bedroom, 2.5 baths situated on a lot and a half. Kitchen was updated with 1930's style cabinetry, stainless steel upgraded appliances, granite style counter tops, apron sink. The home boast hardwoods through out, upstairs and down, 2 bathrooms and all 3 bedrooms are upstairs. Great home! Call for a privates showing today!

Erin Balen 214-282-6747

Good things come to those who wait!

Today the Dallas Morning News publishes an article about the March 2nd fire that plagues Greenville Avenue. As I interpret the article we are looking for a much longer build out time on the 4 restaurants and bars on lower Greenville.

As a neighbor and a person highly interested in home values of East Dallas, I understand the concern of a burned down building, temporary fencing and all the trash that comes along with it. BUT, we all need to realize that this will take some time, it always does when there is a lawsuit involved.

Yes, for the time being it's not great but with the changes, ideas and upgrades that are being planned for the development it will greatly improve our neighborhood and community!

To read the article for yourself please click here!

My house is worth what?!?!

Many articles have stated that Dallas Central Appraisal District is inflating home values this year to above their actual worth. Many of you will need to protest your homes value. Now is the time to submit your request. In doing so you will need a comparative market analysis, a.k.a. CMA. I am happy to provide you a CMA at no cost, just go to my website and fill out your information!

Click to get my FREE CMA!

If you have any questions about this process feel free to call or email me:

214-282-6747 cell

ErinSellsDallas@gmail.com

Dallas home prices RISE 2.6%!!!

Prices were up 2.6 percent in the lates Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller Home price index. Also prices nationwide rose by 0.6 percent in February from a year earlier! Another great fact that proves our housing market in the Dallas Area is kicking butt and taking names is that February was the fourth consecutive month that Dallas-are home prices increased!

What does this mean for your adverage buyer? Well it means the time to buy is now. Our rates our still really low and home values are close to rock bottom pricing as they have been in years.

To check out what kind of housing is out available in your price point sign on to www.erinbalen.com or feel free to give me a call: 214.282.6747 cell! Now is the time to act!

"We Pray that You Will"

As an East Dallas dweller, on and off for the past 14 years, and most other East Dallasites we are all hoping that Terilli's, Mick's Bar, Greenville Bar and Grill and Hurricane's can "RISE FROM THE ASHES!" I drive by this nearly everyday in hopes to see progress, and from the hardly legible hand writing in the middle on the top of this banner I'm not the only one!

They have supported the front brick wall, contractors have been named, and the community is behind them. There is even a Facebook page in support of the employees that have lost their jobs do to this tragic event: "Help Lower Greenville": http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/?act=32496073#!/HelpLowerGreenville?ref=ts This group is also having a concert at the Balcony Club in Lakewood on May 23rd from 1:00pm-7:30 in support. Please go to this page for more information: http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/?act=32496073#!/event.php?eid=103850742984254&ref=mf

As I get more news I will post more information on this blog and also on the new facebook group "Vickery Place Neighborhood." Please become a fan of Vickery Place Neighborhood for more community events, changes and happenings!

Another East Dallas Listing by Erin Balen!

Another great home for sale in East Dallas just in time for National Open House Weekend!!!!! This home is located near Casa Linda: 1717 Crowberry Drive Dallas, Texas 75228. Perfect starter home with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 car detached garage, 2 living rooms, 2 dining rooms AND an in ground pool and spa. This home boasts pride of ownership with great maintenance from the current owners. I will be sitting this house open on Sunday, 4/11/2010, from 1:00-3:00. Stop by and see me, I'll have bottled water and door prizes for everyone!

This home is listed for $179,000, call me for a private showing if you can not make the open house 214.282.6747 cell

The DFW Area holds 3 of the top 30 Fastest Growing Counties in the last decade!

The Dallas-Fort Worth area added more new residents last year than any other metropolitan area in the country, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday! With DFW welcoming a whopping 147,000 people during a 12 month period starting in July 2008 topping all other major cities in Texas, including Houston.

Most of our fellow Dallasites are making their way to Rockwall County, which ranked as the third-fastest-growing county in the country during the last decade. Their populating has nearly doubled since 2000. Good jobs and better-than-elsewhere economy are drawing people to Texas, experts say. "We have had a very vibrant economy with a diverse set of industries," Murdock said. "When you have the kind of population growth we've had, you don't have it without having economic growth."

Along with Rockwall County, Collin, Denton and Kaufman County are also in the DFW area and have all ranked in the top 40 Nation wide county's for growth in the last decade.