Brenda Masse

Brenda Masse is content marketing and social media manager for CandysDirt.com.

Celebrate National Dog Day With a Little ‘Barkitecture’

By Brenda Masse / August 26, 2024 /

National Dog Day is celebrated every year on Aug. 26 and is dedicated to the love of our furry best friends. The holiday was founded in 2004 by animal welfare advocate, author, and pet lifestyle expert, Colleen Paige, to bring awareness to the number of dogs who need to be rescued each year. We at…

Step Back and Step Up with This Expertly Renovated Historic Munger Place Home

By Brenda Masse / August 24, 2024 /

With school back in session, the time seems right for a little local history lesson to set the scene for this property story: Munger Place. Branded at one time as “The City Man’s Home,” Munger Place was the first deed-restricted neighborhood in Texas. Wealthy cotton gin manufacturer Robert S. Munger and his brother, Collett, planned…

Keep Your House Cool This Summer: What NOT To Do

By Brenda Masse / August 24, 2024 /

For people who spend a lot of time talking about the heat and high electric bills, a lot of y’all sure don’t act like you’re really trying. Based on a sampling of home inspections, that is. I mean we’re not out here trying to call anybody out or anything, but all I’m saying is, I’m…

This Contemporary New Construction Shows That (Fabulous) Details Matter

By Brenda Masse / August 21, 2024 /

This week’s Highlight Home of the Week sponsored by Senior Loan Officer Lisa Peters of First Horizon is a dramatic contemporary new construction home in a great area. Tucked into the neighborhood just off Inwood and University Avenue, this eye-catching 2024-build is just walking distance from Inwood Village, and hot spots like Shinsei and Perch Bistro. This stucco-and-wood home…

Danger is in the Details When It Comes to Home Electricity

By Brenda Masse / August 17, 2024 /

They say the devil is in the details, and when it comes to home electricity, the devil is things like ruining your appliances, electric shock, fire, death -— all around danger. For today’s Upon Closer Inspection, I found a few instances where a home inspector checking a detail made all the difference in electrical safety…