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Splurge vs Steal: Take Your Pick in East Dallas’ Wilshire Heights

By Leah Shafer / April 30, 2018 /
Splurge vs Steal: Take Your Pick in Wilshire Heights | CandysDirt.com

Wilshire Heights is one of the great neighborhoods of East Dallas, located minutes from the northwest shores of White Rock Lake. It’s close to all the Lakewood offers, as well as Central Expressway, making it a snap to get around the city.  This week’s Splurge vs Steal houses are in the hear of Wilshire Heights on Martel…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Lakewood Midcentury Priced for Quick Sale

By Leah Shafer / December 2, 2014 /

Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred takes us just north of White Rock Lake in Lakewood to 7325 Rutgers Drive. This fantastic East Dallas neighborhood is full of other handsome midcentury houses like this one, but few are priced as competitively: With a recent price reduction, it is now listed for $299,900, or $185 per square foot. Nearby…

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Moving The Goalposts: When Planning a Remodel on a Tight Timeline, Remember Murphy’s Law

By Joanna England / June 6, 2014 /

OK, I admit it. Those of you who thought I was crazy to plan an entire renovation in 7 days were right: I was way too ambitious. We’ve had a few setbacks on the tile-laying front that have now made our timeline nigh impossible. It would take an all-nighter and some miracle fast-drying primer to…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Back to School on The Brain? University Terrace 3 Bedroom is Ready For a Young Family

By Joanna England / August 21, 2012 /

Tax-free weekend has come and gone, and the new school year looms like the dark clouds above us. Well, at least that’s the case if you’re young enough to be heading back to school. I’m sure there are several mothers and fathers and caregivers out there that are intensely delighted about the impending school year.

Perhaps, though, there’s a family out there that is craving more space, whose young tribe needs a home with room to stretch and play in a great Dallas ISD attendence zone, to boot. For those kind of needs, I think University Terrace is a perfect neighborhood. This quiet enclave of ranch homes sandwiched by Northwest Highway and DART’s Blue Line tracks is full of great properties that have been meticulously updated.

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