Year: 2024

Are You a Super Commuter? Housing Report Cites North Texans Going the Distance

By CandysDirt / July 19, 2024 /

Staff Reports As some Dallas leaders want to create a less car-centric transportation system, a new report shows more than 60,000 North Texans won’t exactly be biking to work anytime soon.  The June 20 report, released by AparmentList.com, shows that about 3.7 million Americans spend at least 90 minutes traveling one way to work, a…

Susan Baldwin Has 3 Incredible University Park Homes Ready for the School Year

By CandysDirt / July 18, 2024 /

If you’re looking for homes available in University Park by the time school starts, now is your moment to strike. Known for its exceptional schools and beautiful residences, University Park is always in high demand. That’s why working with an expert in the area is a must. Susan Baldwin of Allie Beth Allman & Associates…

Fort Worth’s New Community Land Trust Aims to Keep Homes Affordable

By April Towery / July 18, 2024 /

Community Land Trusts have been kicked around in North Texas for years as an affordable housing option for residents who want to age in place or stay in the community they grew up in. Fort Worth is forging ahead with its new land trust, poised to build and renovate homes on a 15-acre site purchased…

Dallas Builder Aarieanna Ware Trades Hard Hat for Tiara as Reigning Miss Texas

By April Towery / July 18, 2024 /

Three years after completing her first million-dollar, new construction build in Dallas’ prestigious M Streets, sustainable home builder and interior designer Aarieanna Ware scored another big win — an uncommon victory among local construction bosses. She was named Miss Texas.  The 26-year-old grew up as a self-professed military brat, living in different countries and admiring…

Saving The Belmont Hotel – A Historic And Cultural Icon

By Karen Eubank / July 18, 2024 /

Motels are hip again and Dallas is primed to benefit as a new generation discovers the beauty of the roadside motel. That is if we protect one of our most important architectural and cultural assets, the historic Belmont Motor Hotel. The Belmont Motor Hotel opened in 1947 to the swinging sounds of Ted Parrino’s Serenaders…