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.

Completely Remodeled Casa View Cutie Up for Rent

By Bethany Erickson / July 7, 2019 /

We fell in love with this adorable Midcentury Cottage in Casa View a few months ago when we wrote about it in our regular Tuesday Two Hundred feature — and now we’re excited to highlight it again as our Rental of the Week. Casa View is one of the view remaining enclaves in Dallas where you…

Blanton Gets An A, and So Does This Updated Traditional

By Bethany Erickson / July 6, 2019 /

Just in case you missed it, Dallas ISD’s Annie Webb Blanton Elementary in the Riverway Estates-Bruton Terrace neighborhood in Pleasant Grove has had quite the turnaround — from not meeting state standards five years in a row to an A in the state’s A-F accountability ratings. It’s almost impossible to overstate the strides the school…

Completely Renovated Midcentury Cottage Near Downtown Garland

By Bethany Erickson / July 6, 2019 /

When we look for that magical turnkey home in the $100,000 to $199,999 price point for the Weekend One Hundred, sometimes it’s like searching for a unicorn. But today’s property is not only turnkey, it’s close to downtown Garland in the established neighborhood of Park Groves. Yes, this Midcentury Cottage is a three-bedroom, one bath,…

Summertime, and the Car Is Heating

By Bethany Erickson / July 5, 2019 /

From staff reports As the mercury climbs, one thing’s for certain: Summertime, and the car is heating — in the interior, specifically. In fact, temperatures can rise to levels as high as 172 degrees, Expedia subsidiary CarRentals.com said in a recent report. And it doesn’t take long for the heat inside a parked vehicle to get to…

Texas Energy Costs Not the Worst in the Nation, Unless …

By Bethany Erickson / July 5, 2019 /

Texas isn’t the worst when it comes to energy costs (that dubious honor goes to Connecticut) or the best (Washington D.C.). In fact, the Lone Star State is toward the bottom when it comes to overall costs, however, anybody with an electric bill and a desire to avoid sweating will be wholly unsurprised to know…