Year: 2024

Will This Iconic Greenway Parks Cotswold Manor House Survive?

By Karen Eubank / May 30, 2024 /

This Greenway Parks Cotswold Manor House should not be on my endangered property list, but unless a discerning buyer recognizes the significance of this exceptional home, I fear for its future. The responsibility to preserve this historic home is in our hands.  Let’s assume that a clever buyer is reading this post, loves a good…

Those With Traditional Tastes Will Love This West Plano Listing From Ed Murchison

By Joanna England / May 29, 2024 /

You may know Ed Murchison as one of our go-to resources on Midcentury Modern homes, but this West Plano listing from the Coldwell Banker Realtor is one you shouldn’t pass up. Located inside West Plano’s popular Ports O’Call neighborhood, this week’s Highlight Home of The Week sponsored by Senior Loan Officer Lisa Peters of First Horizon is a great house…

Here Are Some Tips For Recovering From North Texas Storms

By Brenda Masse / May 29, 2024 /

As I sit here typing this week’s column, hoping my laptop’s battery doesn’t run out because the power is out from another round of big North Texas storms, it occurred to me that a timely topic for this week might be recovering from North Texas storms. Homeowners face all kinds of problems after big storms…

Oak Lawn Fourplex Owner Says City is Ignoring Hazardous Exhaust From Assisted Living Facility

By April Towery / May 29, 2024 /

A Dallas native who owns a 100-year-old fourplex in Oak Lawn is claiming that a memory care facility next to her property is blowing toxic chemicals into the homes of her tenants and her protests to the City of Dallas Development Services Department have gone unanswered. The 12-story property at 4215 Herschel Ave., operated by…

Mr. Hand Would Think The Owners of This Pennsylvania Townhome Are on Dope

By Mimi Perez / May 29, 2024 /

In the iconic 1980s movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High, history teacher Mr. Hand deduced that all of his students and basically, society in general, are on dope. This movie was made well before dope became legalized in various states. Mr. Hand was a visionary. Who knew? Now, Mr. Hand was the first person I…