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.

On SecondShelters.com: A Historic Kentucky Home in the Heart of Bourbon Country

By Bethany Erickson / September 10, 2017 /
Kentucky

The fact that the patriarch of what would become the Maker’s Mark family claimed his stake here would be story enough for most to consider this 200-year-old (plus) home in Kentucky.

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What Would a Major Flood Look Like At Your House?

By Bethany Erickson / September 8, 2017 /
flood

As the devastation Hurricane Harvey wrought two weeks ago becomes devastatingly clearer and flood waters slowly recede, many have asked: What would a similar flood look like in my neighborhood?   And could something like this happen in Dallas?

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Dallas Woman’s Forum Set to Raise The Roof with Skip Hollandsworth

By Bethany Erickson / September 7, 2017 /

It’s an aging beauty in need of some maintenance. But its long and storied place in Dallas history makes the Alexander Mansion worth continued efforts to preserve it, the group that has owned it since 1930 says. The mansion was built in 1904 and was first the home of C.H. Alexander — a hotelier (according…

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On MidlandDirt.com: A Wednesday WTF For Friends and Cheesecake

By Bethany Erickson / September 6, 2017 /
Wednesday WTF

As part of our Wednesday WTF over on MidlandDirt.com, we would like to thank you for being a friend. In fact, we’re not ashamed to say that we hope it will always stay this way. Our hats are off, won’t you stand up and take a bow? And if you threw a party, and invited…

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Hurricane Harvey’s Impact on Home Values Still Somewhat a Question Mark

By Bethany Erickson / August 31, 2017 /
home values

As the floodwaters recede and Hurricane Harvey survivors assess the damage to their homes, the inevitable question arises: What will this do to the housing market in the Houston area? With a flood of this magnitude, it’s hard to predict, experts say. History tells us that it can take a lot longer for housing stock…

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