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.

Thanks, Instagram: Neo-Prairie Estate in Southlake Wows

By Bethany Erickson / May 12, 2019 /

Do you follow us on Instagram? Because it’s becoming THE place to share great listings and then get them on our radar — just like Mona Barnett did with this Southlake stunner she has on the market. “I would love for you to take a peek at this unique listing I have in Southlake,” Barnett,…

When It Comes to Housing, Dallas-Area Teachers Feel the Crunch

By Bethany Erickson / May 12, 2019 /

Rents and home prices continue to rise (even with a slight cooling), and much like salaries across the country, the salaries of teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth have not kept pace with those rising housing costs, a new analysis by Apartment List revealed. In DFW, almost 24 percent of primary-earner teachers were burdened by the cost…

Close to Davis, Zoned for Rosemont, Oak Cliff Home Ready to Rent

By Bethany Erickson / May 12, 2019 /

Finding a rental home at a semi-affordable price point can be somewhat difficult in hot neighborhoods, which is why we grabbed this two-bedroom home in North Oak Cliff just as soon as it popped up in our search. Located at 1022 North Windomere Ave., the well-maintained home has two bedrooms, one bath, and plenty of…

Spacious Traditional Zoned for New Dallas ISD STEAM Campus

By Bethany Erickson / May 11, 2019 /

It’s already one of the best schools in Dallas ISD, but Kleberg Elementary will be a STEAM — that’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math to the uninitiated — school next year, and we’ve found a house that can get a family in that school well before the end of summer. Kleberg earned a B…

Completely Renovated Midcentury Ranch Wows for $100K

By Bethany Erickson / May 11, 2019 /

It’s not far from White Rock, an easy hop to I-635, is zoned for a great elementary school, and this Midcentury Ranch has been completely updated. We’d also be remiss if we didn’t point out that the price point for this home at 2314 Winthrop Drive is terrific for a starter home in Dallas. It’s…