Bethany Erickson

Bethany Erickson lives in a 1961 Fox and Jacobs home with her husband, a second-grader, and Conrad Bain the dog. If she won the lottery, she'd by an E. Faye Jones home.
She's taken home a few awards for her writing, including a Gold award for Best Series at the 2018 National Association of Real Estate Editors journalism awards, a 2018 Hugh Aynesworth Award for Editorial Opinion from the Dallas Press Club, and a 2019 award from NAREE for a piece linking Medicaid expansion with housing insecurity.
She is a member of the Online News Association, the Education Writers Association, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and the Society of Professional Journalists.
She doesn't like lima beans or the word moist.

Feelin’ Tuscaloosa: Cliffside Splurge Or the Stately Steal

By Bethany Erickson / August 7, 2019 /

HomeLight Acquisition Spurs Lending Expansion Into Texas

By Bethany Erickson / August 5, 2019 /

HomeLight’s newest acquisition will allow it to lend in Texas, we have second-quarter housing reports from Texas Realtors, and pending home sales are up for the second month, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. HomeLight Acquisition Spurs Lending Expansion Into Texas With its purchase of digital mortgage lender Eave, agent-referral site HomeLight…

DFW In Top 10 Nationally for Housing Permit Activity, Jobs

By Bethany Erickson / August 4, 2019 /

While across the country approved housing permits remain about 38 percent below pre-recession peaks, Dallas is chugging along, despite certain conditions hampering a more robust effort.  In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA, about 5.9 new housing units per 1,000 residents were permitted in Dallas from 2008 to 2018, making the area seventh among the 50 largest…

Luxe Penthouse in W Dallas South Tower Perfect for View-Seeking Dallasites

By Bethany Erickson / August 3, 2019 /

It’s no secret that if you want to see the best views of the Dallas skyline, you have to head up. But it’s also no secret that one of the best places to head up is the W Dallas Victory Residences, especially if you can wrangle a penthouse. And we’re telling you that you can…

Resort-style Tuscan in Bluffview Wows With Amenities and Privacy

By Bethany Erickson / August 3, 2019 /

If one-acre of lush grounds anchored by a Tuscan Mediterranean showplace intentionally designed to feel like a resort sounds like heaven, the fact that it’s situated in Bluffview, and just a stones’ throw from an array of shopping and dining options whether you head north or south, probably solidifies that feeling. And that’s just what…