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.

1941 Fort Worth Cutie in Scenic Bluff Neighborhood Shines

By Bethany Erickson / March 30, 2019 /

The neighborhood of Scenic Bluff has been described as a great neighborhood for new buyers looking for proximity to downtown and the Stockyards, but also want greenspace, yards, and a bit more privacy than the average apartment provides. Which is why this adorable cottage at 2521 Dalford Street is a perfect example of what you…

Sexy, Sleek Townhome in Mansion Park With Art Courtyard

By Bethany Erickson / March 30, 2019 /

Two blocks from Turtle Creek, Katy Trail, and the Uptown shopping and dining, when we saw that this sleek, sexy, and elegant Mansion Park townhome in our Instagram feed this week, we knew we had to share. And lo and behold, we’ve shared before. Last year, Candy fell hard for this three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath, three-story…

Seriously Seeking a Home This Spring? Compass Has a Tour For That

By Bethany Erickson / March 29, 2019 /

We spend plenty of time talking about the best of open houses here on CandysDirt.com, but Compass just put together a doozy of an open house tour for North Texas homebuyers — their second in the two years they’ve been in the area. To showcase their most notable Spring inventory, the Dallas office has created…

What Can You Get for $1M in San Francisco, the WTF Edition

By Bethany Erickson / March 27, 2019 /

It’s no secret that San Francisco’s housing market is one of the most expensive in the nation. One might even say that it’s very much the kind of market where you take what you get, and you don’t throw a fit — unless, of course, you’re stupidly stinking rich. Then fit away, I suppose.

Adorable Casa View Cottage Zoned for Terrific Elementary School

By Bethany Erickson / March 26, 2019 /

Finding a home in the more affordable $200,000 range can be more difficult in Dallas in this market, and while — thankfully — good elementary schools and feeder patterns are much easier to find these days, finding the two in the same house can still be a reach sometimes. But this adorable Casa View Midcentury…