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.

Let Our Handy Neighborhood Map Light the Way This Christmas

By Bethany Erickson / December 14, 2018 /

As Christmas creeps closer, and the nights get longer, you can ask just about any North Texan — checking out the homegrown light displays in various neighborhoods is as much a tradition as tamales and NorthPark Santa. But do you worry you’re missing out on a great neighborhood? Or are you new to the area,…

Three Adorable Homes Have Equally Adorable — and Affordable — Price Points

By Bethany Erickson / December 13, 2018 /

Earlier this week, we mentioned the October housing report from the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, which provided this interesting tidbit: While home sales may be slowing down in the higher price points, the most affordable price points are still doing robust business. “The market for homes priced less than $200,000 remained the exception, where…

Buckner Terrace Ranch on Corner Lot An Entertainer’s Dream

By Bethany Erickson / December 13, 2018 /

This week’s Thursday Three Hundred in Buckner Terrace is a testament to the power of a good Realtor (or two) — it totally escaped our attention when it was with a discount broker a few months ago, and is now on the market with Lauri Ann Hanson and Aimee Schreiner of Dwell Partners with Dave…

Christmas Gifts for Folks With Too Much Damned Money, Part Two

By Bethany Erickson / December 12, 2018 /

For loyal Wednesday WTF readers, you may recall that last year, around Christmas, we at WTF headquarters happened upon a certain section of the Tiffany & Co. website that uh, caused us to hit the pause button. On a whim, we checked back this year, and sure enough, there’s new stuff. I mean, of course,…

Renovated Oak Cliff Home Ready For a First-Time Buyer

By Bethany Erickson / December 11, 2018 /

When we asked Realtors last week to give us their cutest homes during our Thursday call for pitches, Bethanne Carter-Buffington with Colleen Frost, REALTORS told us about this adorable listing in Oak Cliff she said would make a perfect Tuesday Two Hundred. “It’s a gorgeous Oak Cliff reno!” she said. And she’s right. This 1924…