Charles Grand

Among Texas’ Wealthiest, Home Defense Dogs Are the Security System of Choice

By Charles Grand / September 11, 2025 /

Home security is becoming more important for super wealthy households in Texas and throughout the United States, leading to increased spending on high-tech security features for luxury properties. Christie’s International Real Estate’s latest annual luxury forecast survey found that around 66% of the real estate agents who responded said their clients were more concerned about…

Applause and Pushback at Contentious Neighbor Meeting for H-E-B’s Proposed Dallas Store

By Charles Grand / September 9, 2025 /

The tension was palpable on Monday at a community engagement meeting held by H-E-B as part of its push to build a 127,000-square-foot store and two-story parking garage at the southeast corner of LBJ and Hillcrest Road. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, some neighborhood residents are deeply concerned over the potential implications of the project,…

City Hall Roundup: Another Bad Beat, But Not on Y’all Street

By Charles Grand / September 7, 2025 /

Officials at Dallas City Hall spent another week navigating the budget process as key deadlines get closer. We’re not going to get into all that today, though. If you’re itching for budget highlights, it looks like Skillman Library might get a new lease on life — albeit operating only three days a week. And a…

Hosts of Y’all-itics Give Debrief on State Legislative Session

By Charles Grand / September 5, 2025 /

WFAA reporters Jason Wheeler and Jason Whitley of Y’all-itics and Inside Texas Politics fame addressed housing activists and stakeholders on Thursday at the Mabel Peters Caruth Center, debriefing the crowd on the big-ticket items that came out of the Texas Legislature this past session. The event was put on by the North Texas Regional Housing…

Realtors Who Hold Public Office Share Insights at MetroTex Forum

By Charles Grand / September 4, 2025 /

Two contentious local races this spring were shaped by development projects. As luck would have it, the winners in both races were commercial real estate professionals. The pair addressed a crowd of Realtors at the MetroTex Government Affairs Forum on Tuesday, sharing their insights on D-FW market dynamics. McKinney Mayor Bill Cox was elected to…