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.

The One Where They Just Say ‘Screw It’ And Buy a Compound

By Bethany Erickson / July 24, 2019 /

I haven’t been single in quite some time, but I’m sure anyone who has can remember the horrific strings of dates, the bad breakups, and other lackluster interactions with the opposite sex that had you (often with the help of Jim, Jose, Jack, Evan, Captain Morgan, or Stoli) declaring that you were giving it all…

Two Federal Home Loan Bank Execs Plead Guilty During Trial

By Bethany Erickson / July 24, 2019 /

On what would have been the sixth day of their trial on federal charges for conspiring to lie to the government-sponsored financial institution, two former Federal Home Loan Bank-Dallas executives reversed course and pleaded guilty to the charges. Terence Carlyle Smith, former FHLB – Dallas President, and Nancy B. Parker, former Chief Information Officer, both…

BREAKING: Hip Hop Government Head Pleads Guilty to To Alleged Bribe Funneling

By Bethany Erickson / July 23, 2019 /

Jeremy “Jay” Scroggins pleaded guilty Tuesday to funneling alleged bribes from real estate developer Ruel Hamilton to the late former city council person Carolyn Davis. Hamilton, the AmeriSouth Realty Group founder and CEO, was indicted in March on two counts of bribery. Davis pleaded guilty to taking bribes from him that same month. Davis admitted to…

Houston Takes Top Position From DFW For New Home Sales

By Bethany Erickson / July 22, 2019 /

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked in the top 15 for its ability to attract tech talent, Houston overtook Dallas-Fort Worth for new home sales in June, and we see what county is the youngest in Texas, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Dallas-Fort Worth in Top 15 For Tech Talent Dallas-Fort Worth ranked in the…

Gorgeous, Elegant Custom Home in Revered Chapel Creek Up for Auction With No Reserve

By Bethany Erickson / July 21, 2019 /

It’s not often that you can find a home as well-built and luxurious as the ones in the sought-after Chapel Creek enclave of Frisco — and it’s almost unheard of to be able to name your price. And yet, we’re telling you that you could. This gorgeously elegant home at 6919 Deloach Court is being…