6219 Cupertino Trail Dallas, TX 75252-2388

Property Site: http://tour.circlepix.com/home/G7D453

Great 4 bedroom home located in desirable Bent Trail! Spacious Living Room with fireplace and neutral colors throughout. Kitchen offers gas cooktop, built-in microwave, Whirlpool refrigerator included with matching Frigidaire washer dryer set. See through fireplace in Master Bedroom, shutters, and huge Master Closet. Recently installed board-on-board privacy fence.

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 2.10

Square feet: 2,344

Price: $2,100

For more information about this property, please contact James Sharp at 214-403-9916 or james@thesharprealestategroup.com. You can also text 2638002 to 67299.

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MLS ID: 13113582

6007 Laurel Oaks Drive Dallas, TX 75248-2124

Property Site: http://tour.circlepix.com/home/A58B32

Great family home in Richardson ISD - Brentfield Elementary. Home features oversized rooms and has a lovely yard with mature trees and covered patio with fenced backyard. Let playtime begin!

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2.00

Square feet: 1,853

Price: $1,800

For more information about this property, please contact James Sharp at 214-403-9916 or james@thesharprealestategroup.com. You can also text 2606502 to 67299.

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MLS ID: 13098941

3726 Red Oak Street Sachse, TX 75048-6136

Property Site: http://tour.circlepix.com/home/VKQAF9

Terrific home in Park Lake Estates loaded with updates! Freshly painted. Stainmaster Frieze carpet throughout, wood floors in dining area. Upgraded lighting in foyer, kitchen, dining and baths. Custom window treatments and basketball goal to convey with sale. Oversized lot with swimming pool and covered patio - perfect for entertaining! Per seller: roof installed Dec 2014. Close to Firewheel Mall and convenient access to George Bush Turnpike.

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2.10

Square feet: 2,491

Price: $234,900

For more information about this property, please contact James Sharp at 214-403-9916 or james@thesharprealestategroup.com. You can also text 2604960 to 67299.

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MLS ID: 13098852

8 surprising real-estate tips

By Susannah Cahalan

Photo: Getty Images

Looking to buy a home? It’s better to be on a “Way” than a “Street,” pick a female real-estate agent and try to be close to a Starbucks.

That’s the advice of Spencer Rascoff, CEO of Zillow.com, who collected statistics from his site’s database of 110 million homes to find trends in real-estate pricing. Along with Zillow economist Stan Humphries, he has written “The New Rules of Real Estate” (Grand Central), out Tuesday. Some of his findings:

• The Starbucks effect. Take two identical homes sold in 1997. One near Starbucks would have sold for an average of $137,000, while the same home without a Starbucks would have sold for $102,000. Fast-forward 15 years: the average US home appreciated 65 percent to $168,000, but the property next to Starbucks skyrockets 96 percent to $269,000.

• All renovations are not created equal. The greatest return for your investment is a mid-range bathroom remodel, a $3,000 job that returns $1.71 for every dollar spent. The worst home improvements for value are kitchen remodeling and finishing a basement. A top-of-the-line kitchen reno will cost you $22,000, and you’ll only get about $0.51 back for every $1 you spend.

• Use the right words in a listing. Avoid “unique,” “TLC,” “investment” and “potential” — these could lower sale prices by as much as 7 percent. But words like “luxurious” for bottom-tier homes and “captivating” for top-tier homes could add 8.2 percent to your home’s value. Longer, more-detailed listings often sell for more.

• “When” is as important as “how much.” In New York, the worst time to sell is the second week of December (listings sold for 2.8 percent less than average). The best time is March, when homes sold faster and for 2 percent more.

• Seven is an unlucky number. Homes with “777” as their address sell for 2.1 percent less than their estimated value; house numbers that just include 777 (such as 17779 Main St.), sell for 1.8 percent less. Oddly, houses with just 7 as their number sell for 1.8 percent more than the estimated sale price.

• Psychological pricing works. Listings with a nine in the thousand digit ($450,000 vs. $449,000) sell anywhere from four days to a full week faster.

• Female agents tend to sell homes faster and for higher prices.

• What’s in a name? A lot of cash, according to Zillow’s data. Homes on named streets tend to be 2 percent more valuable ­nationwide than numbered ones (unless you’re talking about New York City, where it’s a wash). But Main Street homes garner 4 percent less than America’s median home value. Street names with Lake or Sunset will sell upwards of 16 percent higher. Suffixes also matter. Avoid “Street,” which has the lowest home values of $183,120 nationally, and find a “Way,” which has the highest home values averaging around $312,000.

3105 San Jacinto Street 107 Dallas, TX 75204

Property Site: http://tour.circlepix.com/home/VNRNHQ

Hidden Gem in Downtown Dallas with lots of Upgrades! Per Owner, upgrades include: Kitchen - stainless steel appliances, granite counter top and tile. Living Room - laminate (looks like hardwood), lighting, stone around fireplace. Bedrooms - laminate (looks like hardwood). Bathrooms: tub, tile, sink and vanity. Location, Location, Location! Urban lifestyle close to Exall Park, Uptown, Arts District, Lower Greenville, Deep Ellum, Fair Park.

Bedrooms: 2

Bathrooms: 2.00

Square feet: 1,098

Price: $1,550

For more information about this property, please contact James Sharp at 214-403-9916 or james@thesharprealestategroup.com. You can also text 2503566 to 67299.

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MLS ID: 13078441

3105 San Jacinto Street 107 Dallas, TX 75204

Property Site: http://tour.circlepix.com/home/WGCDYT

Hidden Gem in Downtown Dallas with lots of Upgrades! Per Owner, upgrades include: Kitchen - stainless steel appliances, granite counter top and tile. Living Room - laminate, lighting, stone around fireplace. Bedrooms - laminate. Bathrooms: tub, tile, sink and vanity. Location, Location, Location! Urban lifestyle close to Exall Park, Uptown, Arts District, Lower Greenville, Deep Ellum, Fair Park.

Bedrooms: 2

Bathrooms: 2.00

Square feet: 1,098

Price: $174,500

For more information about this property, please contact James Sharp at 214-403-9916 or james@thesharprealestategroup.com. You can also text 2495183 to 67299.

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MLS ID: 13075354

7350 Fieldgate Drive Dallas, TX 75230-5426

Property Site: http://tour.circlepix.com/home/LYWDR3

Tremendously remodeled home! Great curb appeal in fantastic location. Gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, granite countertops, and Jennair appliances. Travertine and wood floors throughout. Upgraded light fixtures, ceiling fans, and faucets. All baths remodeled. Per Owner, improvements include: smooth museum finish paint, HVAC, windows with wood shutters, and some electrical and PVC plumbing updated. Close to Schools and North Park Mall.

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 3.00

Square feet: 2,924

Price: $499,900

For more information about this property, please contact James Sharp at 214-403-9916 or james@thesharprealestategroup.com. You can also text 2464222 to 67299.

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MLS ID: 13066203