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BY ALESHIA HOWE
May 04, 2009

As commercial real estate professionals struggle to cope with the current market, several local companies are re-adjusting and tacking on new or expanded services.

In the last three months, several local brokerage houses – both big and small – as well as developers have launched new services or campaigns to try to nab more market share.

For example, Fort Worth’s Innovative Developers Inc. launched a new marketing... - [Read more]

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For over 30 years, The Peddler Show has offered shoppers a one-of-a-kind custom shopping experience. Currently operating over 26 Peddler Shows annually, the Shows Jury Board is devoted to maintaining a fresh and unique marketplace – offering repeat shoppers something new with each visit. Shoppers will find a vast selection of unique items including personalized designs, home décor, hand crafted jewelry, fashionable clothing, gourmet treats,... - [Read more]

Arlington Real Estate Appraiser sentenced to 5 years in prison for fraud. Scam cost Countrywide millions. Full Story.

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Officials of Arlington Urban Ministries are hoping that a few tweaks to its yearly fundraising dinner and auction will boost the events totals by more than 50 percent, from $45,000 to $70,000. Full Story

The 1.2 million square foot Glorypark development will not open in time for the unveiling of the nearby Dallas Cowboys stadium as originally planned.

Developer Yaromir Steiner told business leaders, college officials and students attending the University of Texas at Arlington Business Week luncheon Tuesday that the opening of the mixed-use project has been delayed from fall 2009 to March 2010. The Cowboys stadium, which is just few... - [Read more]

How important is the construction of the Texas 161 toll road for traffic flow at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington? Important enough for Dallas-Fort Worth planners to gamble more than $200 million in local funds to get the project under way.

Last week, the Transportation Department opened bids for the toll roads main lanes from Texas 183 to Interstate 30. The best bid was $215 million by Williams Brothers of Houston. The Regional... - [Read more]

A proposed parkland gas lease would bring the city more than $1.4 million in bonus money.
The lease with Carrizo Oil and Gas would be for about 95 acres of public land near the University of Texas at Arlington, including Johnson Creek Linear Park, Fielder Park, Doug Russell Park and Arlington Cemetery.

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slide in U.S. home prices gained speed in August.

And home prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area dipped lower as well.

Home prices fell by a record 16.6 percent in Standard & Poors/Case-Shillers monthly housing report.

In the D-FW area, prices fell 2.7 percent in August from a year ago in the benchmark home survey.

Out of the 20 markets Case-Shiller tracks, "13 of them had their annual returns worsen from last months report," S&Ps David M.... - [Read more]

Report: Dallas-Fort Worth wont see big home price declines 11:08 PM CDT on Thursday, April 10, 2008 By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News stevebrown@dallasnews.com

While North Texas housing market decline has accelerated in recent months, analysts are still betting that the Dallas-Fort Worth area wont see measurable price declines. Indeed, the latest report from mortgage insurance firm PMI Group says that D-FW is one of the last... - [Read more]

"At least one pharmaceutical or byproduct was detected in testing within the watersheds of 28 major metropolitan areas, according to an Associated Press survey of 62 major water providers and data obtained from independent researchers."

Some of the areas covered by the research are as follows:

Arlington, Texas: 5 (unspecified drugs)

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North Texas new-home sales fell by the largest amount in 18 years in 2007, according to figures released Friday by the housing-tracking firm Residential Strategies.
A glut of inventory, tougher requirements for loans in the last half of the year and a fiercely competitive market all contributed to the worst nose dive since the real estate crash of the late 1980s. Fort Worth Star Telegram

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ARLINGTON — A home invasion suspect was shot and killed late Monday night after he and another masked man burst into a house in the 900 block of Carthage Way.

Arlington police said one of three adults inside the residence opened fire on the intruders. The suspect was dead before police arrived.

The second suspect — wearing blue jeans, a white sweater and purple gloves — fled the scene.

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Lighting up in Mansfield could soon get a lot harder.

The growing city is considering changing its smoking ordinance for restaurants.

This push, if it happens, could be expensive.

The changes would mean restaurants would have to follow the lead of one restaurant, No Frills Grill and Sports Bar.

If you turn right at the establishment, you will likely enjoy a casual, smoke-free dinner with your family.

Go left, and youre on the more... - [Read more]

More than 90 percent of eighth-graders in the Arlington, Mansfield, and Kennedale school districts passed the reading portion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills in 2008. Full Story