Year: 2024

Four Richardson ISD Schools to Close. What’s The Impact on Housing? 

By April Towery / April 5, 2024 /

Richardson ISD voted unanimously in late March to close four elementary schools in an effort to cut costs in the wake of unfunded state mandates. Longtime former RISD trustee and Dave Perry-Miller Realtor Anne Foster said it’s always a tough decision to close or consolidate campuses, but it’s not likely to cause a mass exodus…

NAR Report Shows Millennials Surpassing Baby Boomers as Largest Homebuying Demographic

By Joanna England / April 5, 2024 /

The generation that has seen more financial crises and market fluctuations than any other is finally getting its day at the closing table. According to the National Association of Realtors’ 2024 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report, Millennials finally surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest group of home buyers. Millennials now comprise 38 percent…

The Ever Enduring Charm of Quaint Clover Lane

By Eric Prokesh / April 5, 2024 /

This is the third time I’ve paid a visit to Clover Lane since I began writing for CandysDirt.com and each time I have been struck by the ever-enduring appeal of this quiet little street. Along with Clarke Avenue, its perpendicular appendage, it practically constitutes a separate neighborhood in Fort Worth’s Westside. As I’ve mentioned before,…

Federal Trade Commission Settlement: Opendoor to Refund Home Sellers $62M

By Candy Evans / April 4, 2024 /

Remember those ads where Opendoor strongly hinted that if you sold your home with them, you would save money? They’d buy your house, you wouldn’t mess with showings or repairs, It just sounded too good to be true. The Federal Trade Commission agreed: Opendoor is now banned from making “false, misleading and unsubstantiated claims about…

Husband And Wife Collaborate on Brentwood Trinity Heights Development in East Oak Cliff

By April Towery / April 4, 2024 /

A new 40-unit housing development is under construction at Ewing and Morrell Avenues in East Oak Cliff, and you better believe it’s being built with love.  Stephanie and Ryan Behring are behind the Brentwood project. Stephanie is an architect with Re:Studio Architecture; her husband, Ryan, is a managing partner and brokered the land. The Behrings…