Mark Oristano Photography – Dallas, TX

By Tom Branch, on September 18th, 2010

Mark Oristano Photography, Dallas, TX

It’s not every day that you find a true artist when you’re looking for a service provider.

Gina and I had worked with Mark Oristano Photography for our professional photos in the past and we were highly impressed with his work.

Earlier this year, Mark began shooting “vintage” photographs using lighting techniques and equipment from the 1930’s.  

We scheduled a time for a shoot and arrived at his studio in uptown Dallas. Kari Englebrecht did a great job on our hair and makeup!

While Mark will retouch photos, he believes in capturing the best possible photo rather than trying to make an average photo look good. Be prepared to spend a few hours at the studio as Mark will not stop until he has the perfect photograph.

If you want the best, give Mark a call at 214-546-3794.

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Summer Showing Activity Finally Picks Up

By Tom Branch, on August 1st, 2010

I was interviewed by CBS 11 last week as part of a story on the recent decline in the real estate market.  While part of it is cyclical, I believe that some of it is a rebound effect from the Federal Tax Credit which ended in April 2010.  The tax credit created a lot of activity but I argue most of it was accelerated buying rather than new buyers entering the market.  I dubbed it, “Cash for Clunkers Comes to the Housing Market.” 

For the past couple of weeks, there has been an increase in website hits and inquiries, but it had yet to translate into showings.  After several weeks of little showing activity and despite temperatures over 100 degrees, we finally started to see some life come back into the local real estate market.

With interest rates at historical lows this may be the best time to purchase a home as either a primary residence or as an income producing investment. The “perfect storm” of low prices and low interest rates will not last forever any more than the crazy run-up in prices and lax mortgage lending practices that took us here.

Photo Credit – Tom Branch

 

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Dallas – Fort Worth Area July 4th Events

By Tom Branch, on June 22nd, 2010

Here is a list of July 4th events planned in the local area.  Many thanks to my friends at Republic Title for putting this together.

Source:  Republic Title, Preston & Frankford, 17950 Preston Road, Ste. 70 Dallas, TX  75252 | 972-248-0971

 

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