April Towery

April Towery covers Dallas City Hall and is an assistant editor for CandysDirt.com. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and has been an award-winning reporter and editor for more than 25 years.

Make A Splash In This Westlake Luxury Lease

By April Towery / September 7, 2019 /

Anything that costs $11,000 a month to rent might seem extravagant but this luxury lease in Westlake offers a good balance between “home sweet home” and “explicit lyrics rap video.” Before you start popping bottles, check out the photos of this elegant home at 2211 Cedar Elm Terrace in the Keller school district.

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The Singing Hills Are Alive With Low-Priced Investment Flip

By April Towery / September 7, 2019 /

It can be challenging to find updated investment properties in Dallas that don’t need a lot of rehab, but this Carioca Drive diamond in the rough is ready to go and priced in the 100s. Featuring three bedrooms and one and one-half bathrooms, this one-story home has “no known structural or other major issues,” according…

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Live Fancy Free In Frisco: Rental Of The Week

By April Towery / September 1, 2019 /

Housing options in downtown Frisco continue to grow, as StreetLights Residential recently announced a third phase of development at The Canals at Grand Park. The new phase, a four-story, 358-residence building dubbed “The Margo,” will join The Kathryn and The Maxwell to provide luxury living in Frisco. Apartments range in size from 505 to 2,000…

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Dallas Investment Property Tops Weekend One Hundred

By April Towery / August 31, 2019 /

Clean and spacious three-bedroom homes with Dallas ZIP codes don’t often make it into the 100s – unless they’re classified as “cute” or a “fixer-upper.” This one is, in fact, cute, but it’s already fixed up and billed as a turn-key investment property. Listed by Juan Vega with Rendon Realty, the home at 9922 Hustead…

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Touchdown! Kick Off Football Season In Emmitt Smith’s Addison Mansion

By April Towery / August 27, 2019 /

Imagine kicking back in Emmitt Smith’s Addison mansion to watch the Dallas Cowboys take the field Thursday for their last preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Now that’s a football fantasy. Priced at $2.5 million, this mansion at 15001 Winnwood Road, Addison, is home to the NFL’s all-time leading rusher and wife, Pat, a…

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