April Towery

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

Great Price On Farmersville Four-Bedroom Close To Downtown

By April Towery / January 7, 2020 /

Farmersville, Texas, may sound like the name of a fictional town in a movie, but it’s an actual place in Collin County, about 45 miles from the heart of Dallas. It’s close enough to Wylie and Rockwall if getting your milk from the grocery store rather than the cow is your thing. It’s also got…

Low Mortgage Rates Are Here To Stay, Experts Say

By April Towery / January 6, 2020 /

Mortgage experts forecast that low rates will last through 2020, a popular snack company is set to expand in Garland, and Realtor.com releases its top American housing markets, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

Usher In The New Year With Walnut Hill Luxury Lease

By April Towery / January 5, 2020 /

 It’s a new year and a new decade. That means you have permission to change, to grow, and make big life-changing purchases. An amazing estate on the south side of Walnut Hill features 100-year-old trees, a brick courtyard with fireplace, a grassy knoll for the kids to re-enact “The Sound of Music,” and a paved…

Hit A Hole In One With This Fort Worth Rental

By April Towery / January 4, 2020 /

It’s only fitting that this luxurious Rental of the Week on Saucon Valley Road sits in the fifth-largest city in Texas, our very own Fort Worth. We like to do things big in Cowtown, and 4,500 square feet of space with three bedrooms and three and one-half bathrooms is just-Goldilocks-right for a rental. The only…

Weekend One Hundred: Snuggle Up In This Cozy Redbird Three-Bedroom

By April Towery / January 4, 2020 /

If you’re looking for a fixer-upper, an investment property, or a place to call home on a budget, this three-bedroom abode in Dallas’ Redbird neighborhood may be for you. At first glance, you can see this home located near Cockrell Hill and I-20 could use some “green thumb” love with landscaping and pruning of that…