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With 2017 Projects Still Incomplete, Early Voting Begins Monday For Dallas Bond Election
It’s been a long road to procure more than 800 projects for a $1.25 billion bond election, and a final judgment will be made at the polls on May 4. Early voting on the Dallas bond election begins Monday and runs through April 30. CandysDirt.com has covered the 2024...
Marvel at This Modern Mount Vernon Heights Home That’s Truly One-of-a-Kind
Creating a captivating piece of architecture means pulling together a range of components. From builders to designers, materials to location, everything must coalesce to create a balance that’s both consistent with surroundings and cohesive in design. This is not easy to accomplish. However, when it’s done right, the world...
These Historic Downtown McKinney Listings Are Shining Examples of Community Preservation
There’s no better example of the power of preservation than historic downtown McKinney. It stands as a remarkable testament to the power of community-driven historic preservation efforts. Nestled in the heart of Collin County, this area exudes a distinctive charm that sets it apart. “Mckinney’s charm is the neighborhood...
Quaint Old Cottages And Vibrant Young Families Are What Welcomes You to Willing Avenue
Willing Avenue in my own beloved Ryan Place is another one of those streets like the recently featured Clover Lane that practically constitute neighborhoods within neighborhoods. Willing Avenue is the Near Southside cognate of the Westside’s Clover Lane. Both feature 1920s-era bungalows, many of which began their existence as two-bedroom,...
This HiFAB Client is Happy With His Home on The Range
A quick way to make new friends is to create something they want and make it extremely affordable. HiFAB, the stylish pre-fabricated housing brand based in North Texas, is making more new friends with each passing day thanks to the impact they are having on the affordable housing market. They are proof that beauty and comfort don’t have to be sacrificed with a smaller footprint.
The Willis C. Winters Historic Pavilion Restoration Wins a Preservation Dallas Achievement Award
If you live in East Dallas, you cannot miss the park across from Woodrow Wilson High School in Lakewood. Take a walk into it, find the Willis C. Winters historic pavilion, and I promise you will be charmed. This year, the pavilion became the well-deserved recipient of a Preservation Dallas Achievement Award due to the incredible efforts to preserve the structure.
Monticello Mid-Century Modern With Space to Spare
If Fort Worth’s tony Monticello neighborhood was on a homebuyer’s shopping list, there’s plenty of gorgeous homes to consider. If that same homeowner wants a one-story home in that same fashionable zip code of 76107, then good luck. Like looking for a four-leaf clover — it’s not impossible to find, but it ain’t gonna be easy.
Could a 2026 Fort Worth Bond Election Help Solve Cowtown’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
Dallas voters will begin casting early ballots next week in a $1.25 billion bond election to address, among other things, affordable housing options and homelessness. Out west, city leaders are kicking around a Fort Worth bond election to address a similar crisis in Cowtown. Relying on private investors to create...
This is a Rare Chance to Buy a Sharif & Munir Home in Exclusive Green Park
Sharif & Munir is known as one of the best brands in luxury custom homes and for good reason. The company, a longtime favorite builder of ours, creates homes that feature only the finest materials with rooms that are elegant, gracious, and timeless. If you’re hoping to have Sharif &...
‘She’s a Force For Good’: Housing Advocate Ashley Brundage Tapped to Lead Dallas Habitat for Humanity
A well-known housing advocate is taking her talents to Dallas Habitat for Humanity. Ashley Brundage takes the reins May 13 as the organization’s chief executive officer. Brundage has worked for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas for almost two decades and most recently made headlines as the founding board chair of Dallas Housing Coalition, which fought for $200 million in bond funds to provide affordable housing for all residents.
What Homeowners Should Know This Spring in North Texas
It’s spring in North Texas, and that means it’s the perfect time to give your home a little TLC. While every season requires its own bit of home maintenance, spring is a time when you can really enjoy working on your house: the weather is nice (when it’s not raining) and it just feels good to clear out the cobwebs and check off some of those tasks you’ve been putting off.
Whimsy, Wonder, And Elvis Help Sell This Washington State Home
It has been 29 years since my husband, Gus, and I renewed our wedding vows in Las Vegas with an Elvis impersonator. It was held at the Graceland Wedding Chapel. We had our pick of Elvis impersonators. We went with the young, skinny Elvis wearing a white jumpsuit covered in rhinestones with a cape and scarf. He was fabulous.
HomeServices of America Loses Supreme Court Bid to Toss Sitzer/Burnett Ruling Due to Arbitration Agreement
HomeServices of America, the parent company of Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Ebby Halliday Realtors, Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, and Williams Trew Real Estate, deserves a helluva lot of credit. Huge accolades. Though almost all other defendants (most major U.S. real estate brokerages) have settled the landmark Sitzer/Burnett Commissions verdict, agreeing to dole out millions of dollars, HomeServices threw a Hail Mary pass and petitioned the Supreme Court court to reject the verdict because of arbitration agreements they say the plaintiffs all signed.
Could Reports of The ‘Forever Chemicals’ PFAS in Texas Water Supplies Affect Home Prices?
A new report from the Texas Tribune shows that several Texas water systems are contaminated with PFAS levels above newly released limits for the “forever chemicals.” The report named several North Texas water facilities with levels of PFAS that exceed limits deemed “safe” for consumption, including those serving affluent suburbs.
How Adaptive Reuse Is Converting Downtown Dallas Boardrooms to Residential Bedrooms
On this episode of Dallas Dirt, the conversation revolves office conversions in commercial real estate. It’s no secret that office buildings across the country are sitting half-vacant, but this trio of an architect, a commercial real estate broker, and a land use consultant says adaptive reuse is the answer. Join Dallas Dirt host Candy Evans as she sits down with Founding Principle of Vision Architecture Studio Kevin Wallace, President of Metcalfe Commercial Realty Tom Metcalfe, and Masterplan President Dallas Cothrum to discuss how the commercial office sector can learn from lessons from retail post-2008 and address the lack of affordable, workforce housing.
See Why This Old East Dallas Neighborhood is Special at The Munger Place Wine Walk Saturday
Visiting Munger Place is like stepping back in time. Prairie Foursquare homes with broad porches line the tree-shaded streets. Neighbors know each other, there are always events, and the feeling of community is palpable. On Saturday, you can experience all of this at the Munger Place Wine Walk and Home Tour.
Home Repair Funds Requested by North Oak Cliff Residents Won’t be on May Bond Ballot
Housing advocates were disappointed that the Dallas City Council designated just $26.4 million for housing in the upcoming May bond election, but instead of getting mad, they’re going to get creative. Some District 1 residents in North Oak Cliff’s long-established neighborhoods such as Elmwood, Polk Vernon, Hampton Hills, West...
Want Museums, Shopping, And Restaurants? This Fort Worth Condominium is Near Them All
So, we all know the most important thing about real estate, right? Repeat after me: “Location, location, location.” That’s what this attractive Fort Worth condominium has — the right location in spades. “The thing that sells it is the location,” said Realtor Andrea Childress with Monument...
Cara Mendelsohn: What is The Real Cost of The 2024 Dallas Bond?
Early voting for the Dallas Bond 2024 starts next week, Monday, April 22, running through April 30. Election day is May 4th. There are ten propositions, or topics, and you can vote “for” or “against” each one. Together, the amounts of each proposition total $1.25 billion dollars.
Stainback Takes Luxury Residential Leasing to a New Level in The Park Cities
When Kent Stainback noticed luxury residential leasing opportunities in the Park Cities were nonexistent, he decided to take action. “The Dallas-Fort Worth market grew by 153,000 people last year,” Stainback said. “Any time the suburbs grow, it puts pressure on inner-city locations so land in Dallas is becoming increasingly valuable. We wanted to do as much as we could and be ahead of the market’s growth.”
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