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.

Chicago Bound? Check Out Trendy Bucktown

By Bethany Erickson / September 6, 2019 /
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Why You Shouldn’t Use Your Smart Phone for Listing Photos

By Bethany Erickson / September 4, 2019 /
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So, we’ve talked about the value good real estate photography can have for a listing, and how hiring a professional is cheaper than your first price reduction, right? And we’ve talked about how even though your smart phone has a camera, it’s not for listing photos, it’s for snapping pictures of your food and your…

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Five Inexpensive Pieces For the Midcentury Modern Enthusiast

By Bethany Erickson / September 3, 2019 /

We scoured Amazon for the best and the coolest Midcentury Modern finds, and we hope you agree. Note: CandysDirt.com may collect a small commission or other compensation from the links on this page. Items are priced correctly and in stock at the time of publication. Have Don Draper tastes but a pre-promotion Peggy budget? Not…

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Rents in Dallas Remain Flat in August, Up 2 Percent for Year

By Bethany Erickson / September 2, 2019 /
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Rents in Dallas were flat last month, five North Texas cities made it to the top of a list of best real estate markets, and the National Association of Realtors provides a summary of the July housing market conditions, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

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Bust Out the Brass Knuckles: New Laws Go Into Effect Today

By Bethany Erickson / September 1, 2019 /
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More than 800 new laws go into effect in Texas today, thanks to the most recent legislative session. They range from everything to legalizing brass knuckles and lemonade stands to making porch piracy a felony, and even a new law impacting sellers disclosures for homes in floodplains. Chances are, the bulk of the 800 new…

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