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.

Cheers To New Beginnings In Prestonwood Townhome Under $200k

By April Towery / December 15, 2019 /

This home is just about perfect for young professionals who don’t have a lot of extra time for cleaning and maintenance but still wants to own a home. Built in 1968, this condo on Archwood Lane – perfectly perched at the entrance to The Clubs of Prestonwood – is listed for $194,500.

Be Courageous In The New Year With Lakeside Rockwall Rental

By April Towery / December 15, 2019 /

Embrace the “Swiss Family Robinson” vibe in this quirky, cool four-bedroom lakeside home on Courageous Drive in Rockwall. Now, truth be told, the Swiss Family Robinson is a fictional family who lived in a treehouse after being shipwrecked. Therefore, big disclaimer here, this house in Rockwall has very few similarities to the Disney film or…

Geoffrey Grant Modern Masterpiece Lands A Spot On Luxury Lease Wish List

By April Towery / December 14, 2019 /

Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a six-bedroom, $2.5 million mansion with an amazing chef’s kitchen and all the accoutrements a girl could dream of. I’d prefer that my beautiful mansion be in the upscale Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas. I promise to keep the Anne Saks tile clean in each of…

Plano Named One Of America’s Safest Cities

By April Towery / December 9, 2019 /

Plano is one of the safest cities in the U.S., national data shows rent prices are increasing, and Americans don’t know what to expect when it comes to closing costs, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Plano Named One Of America’s Safest Cities In this climate of school shootings and anthrax-laced greeting…

Customize This Roanoke Fixer-Upper Into A Dream Home

By April Towery / December 8, 2019 /

For many of us, the last time we thought of “Roanoke,” we were thinking of the home of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia – not a city in Denton County, Texas. But when looking for a three-bedroom home with a price tag of less than $200,000, Roanoke looks pretty good. This charming house with…