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John Todd Receives Dallas Builders Association 2018 Hugh Prather Award

By CandysDirt / October 29, 2018 /

From Staff Reports The Dallas Builders Association has awarded the 2018 Hugh Prather Trophy to John Todd of Elite Remodeling. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the association and has been presented annually for the past 68 years to a builder, remodeler, or developer member who has done the most for the betterment…

Dallas ISD Hosts “School Shopping” Event at FIG

By CandysDirt / October 28, 2018 /

Choice schools? Magnet schools? Neighborhood schools? What is the best choice for your child? Dallas ISD is aiming to help parents and families navigate those choices with a school shopping event at Fashion Institute Gallery on Nov. 3. The event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will allow parents to visit…

Junius Heights Home Tour Highlights Neighborhood’s Rich History

By CandysDirt / October 26, 2018 /

The 180 acres that make up the Junius Heights Historic District are rife with brick and mortar exemplars of Dallas history — and its annual home tour is always popular because of that. This year’s tour, which will be held next weekend, is no exception. The tour will boast two homes that are on the National…

Chris Kelly Named Ebby Halliday CEO, Burleson Focuses on Nonprofit

By CandysDirt / October 25, 2018 /

From Staff Reports Longtime Ebby Halliday Companies president and CEO Mary Frances Burleson, an icon in the organization hired by founder Ebby Halliday in 1958, has stepped down from her position to focus on the firm’s eponymous nonprofit — the Ebby Halliday Foundation. In her place, Chris Kelly has been named CEO. Kelly, recently the…

MetroTex Alerts Realtors to NTREIS Phishing Scam

By CandysDirt / October 24, 2018 /

After agents began getting emails alerting them that someone had attempted to log in to their North Texas Real Estate Information System (or NTREIS) accounts, the MetroTex Association of Realtors warned its members. The message some received said, “We were notified of a log in attempt on your account from El Paso, TX. This may…