Year: 2024

Dallas City Council Says Some Large Neighborhood Daycare Facilities Still Have to Get a Permit 

By April Towery / February 16, 2024 /

On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council balked at allowing all daycare facilities in single-family neighborhoods “by right,” meaning residential neighborhood daycare businesses that care for more than 12 individuals at a time must still apply for a Specific Use Permit — an expensive process that can take up to a year to complete.  The council…

DMN Hires Atlanta Journalist Nick Wooten to Cover Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / February 15, 2024 /

From TalkingBizNews comes word that the Dallas Morning News has a real estate reporter ready to take over after Steve Brown retires on March 1. Brown, a legend in Dallas for his prolific real estate reporting, helmed the beat as real estate editor for decades. Under Brown’s tutelage, former DMN real estate writer Mitchell Parton was…

Luxury Leasing, Coffee, And Candy at The Morrow on Daniel Luxury Townhomes

By Karen Eubank / February 15, 2024 /

The CandysDirt.com team and a select group of Realtors gathered at the Morrow on Daniel recently for some heavenly Herb’s House coffee and a look at luxury leasing opportunities you’ve never seen before. We also gained insight into what’s happening in the luxury leasing market from Jamie Furrate, President of Curtis Specialized Moving and Storage,…

Dallas, We Have a $1.25 Billion Bond on The May 4 Ballot, And There’s No Money For City Hall 

By April Towery / February 15, 2024 /

Following a lengthy debate over how to divvy up funds on a May 4 bond election ballot, Dallas City Council members agreed Wednesday to let voters decide on the following amended proposals:  The deteriorating Dallas City Hall and Stemmons Municipal Center propositions remain at $0 and were deleted from the ordinance. Some discussion occurred around how…

Rare Hal Yoakum-Designed New England Colonial in Stevens Park Estates Has Great Updates

By Karen Eubank / February 15, 2024 /

When you find a Hal Yoakum New England Colonial that is beautifully intact and completely upgraded, my advice is to sign the contract — immediately. Yoakum designed this New England Colonial in 1938. He was one of the go-to architects in Dallas from the late 1920s until his death in 1974. His work for the…