Year: 2024

Shocking Inspection Finds In Your Home’s Electrical Panel

By Brenda Masse / July 27, 2024 /

Your electrical panel is the heart of your home’s electrical system, and it’s a good idea to know your way around it. And when I say, “know your way around it,” I mean know where it is, know how to flip the breakers, and maybe even know how to change the breakers. Anything beyond that,…

Find the Wow Factor Inside This One-Of-A-Kind West Highland Park Home

By Daniel Lalley / July 26, 2024 /

When browsing the housing inventory of West Highland Park, Bluffview, or University Park, you expect a certain level of sophistication. Known for expansive Colonials, majestic Tudors, and contemporary transitionals, this area is an oasis for architecture enthusiasts. However, some of the best homes here break the mold of traditional movements. For this week’s Inwood Home…

ForwardDallas Plan Advances to City Council With 10-4 Plan Commission Vote

By April Towery / July 26, 2024 /

Following 200-plus public meetings and thousands of hours of deep dives into land use matters that will guide the future of Dallas, the City Plan Commission on Thursday made numerous last-minute amendments and recommended the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan to the Dallas City Council.  The vote was taken after a brief public hearing and…

Enticing Project House in the Tulsa Conservation District in Fort Worth

By Eric Prokesh / July 26, 2024 /

Always on the lookout for something singular, I was immediately taken with this 1929 Dutch Colonial style cottage at 3812 Tulsa Way. The handful of houses on this street, one block from Camp Bowie, comprise a mini-conservation district with several appealingly-unique examples of 1920s vintage houses. The attractive masonry is no accident. The 2,567-square-foot, three-bedroom,…

North Texas Property Values Rose by $16.9 Billion Since Last Year, Dallas CFO Reports

By April Towery / July 26, 2024 /

The Central Appraisal Districts for Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Rockwall counties released certified property values on Wednesday, and — shocking no one — the numbers are on the rise.  In a memo to council members this week, Dallas Chief Financial Officer Jack Ireland said the new total certified value is $215.1 billion, — $16.9 billion…