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.

Devonshire Modern Benefits From Designer-Owner’s Expert Touch

By Bethany Erickson / July 21, 2019 /

When you get the opportunity to purchase the personal home of a builder, architect, or interior designer, you know you’re getting something special — and this Devonshire Modern is an excellent exemplar of that. This three-bedroom, four-bath home is 3,560 square feet of light and surprises concocted by two powerhouses in residential design to be…

Rare Opportunity to Rent Historic 1920s McKinney Colonial

By Bethany Erickson / July 21, 2019 /

It’s not often that one of the historical homes in McKinney comes up for sale, let alone rent, so we jumped at the chance to showcase this 1920s Colonial-style home in the heart of the city’s historic district. And yes, we know that some might worry that the phrase “historic rental home” might conjure up…

Amenities of Southlake, Keller Price Tag: This Weekend 100 Is a Great Entry Point

By Bethany Erickson / July 20, 2019 /

People love Southlake for the schools and the amenities, but they don’t necessarily always love the price tag involved in living there. But Keller, the neighboring ‘burb, has long been considered a great alternative — close to all the Southlake amenities (plus a few great ones of its own), great schools, and friendlier house prices.…

Seven Schools Added To Dallas ISD Dual Language Program

By Bethany Erickson / July 20, 2019 /

We’ve mentioned Dallas ISD’s very popular Two-Way Dual Language Spanish Immersion program before — it’s become quite the draw at many of the more than 60 schools that now offer it. The program places native English speakers and native Spanish speakers in the same class, and together, each student learns to read, write, and speak…

Outer This World: Outer Banks Is Great Family Beaching

By Bethany Erickson / July 20, 2019 /