Chris Thorpe Real Estate

June 2009 - Posts

• HARD ROCK ROLLS INTO VICTORY PARK

  DALLAS ( Dallas Business Journal ) – Orlando-based Hard Rock International is set to make the move into Victory Park . Hard Rock Cafe Dallas will feature a 265-seat restaurant, outdoor patio seating for 40 and a Rock Shop with limited-edition merchandise. Read More... Posted Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:10 AM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• DART TO FLY INTO DFW AIRPORT

  DALLAS ( Dallas Morning News ) – The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board has solidified plans to connect the Orange Line to Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport by 2013. The final Orange Line station will be located at the airport's Read More... Posted Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:08 AM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• TEXAS' EXISTING HOME SALES, PRICES DROP

  TEXAS (Real Estate Center) – A total of 19,101 existing homes were sold in Texas last month, a 20.4 percent decline from May 2008, according to MLS data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. The median price dropped 0.5 Read More... Posted Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:06 AM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• DFW HOME PRICES AT 1990S LEVELS

  DALLAS ( Dallas Morning News ) – Inflation-adjusted home prices in the Dallas–Fort Worth area have returned to 1990s levels, according to a report released yesterday by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. Falling home Read More... Posted Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:05 AM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• PERRY MOVES TO PROTECT LANDOWNERS

  AUSTIN ( Austin Business Journal ) – Governor Perry signed legislation yesterday that will protect Texas landowners from eminent domain. If approved by voters in November, House Joint Resolution 14 will establish greater protections for property Read More... Posted Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:03 AM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• SALES TAX 'TOP TEN'

  TEXAS ( Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts , Austin American-Statesman ) – Statewide sales tax collections in May were $1.8 billion, a 5.2 percent decline compared with May 2008. The following cities ranked as the top ten in year-to-date net sales Read More... Posted Saturday, June 27, 2009 10:56 AM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments Filed under: net sales tax payments