Charles Grand

Pepper Square Fight Heads Back to Court

By Charles Grand / April 25, 2025 /

Attorneys faced off in court again over the redevelopment of Pepper Square Friday morning, with a neighborhood association seeking a temporary restraining order barring the city from taking any further action to advance the project. The plaintiff in the case, SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Association, argued that rezoning of the site to mixed-use is a…

Let’s Break Down the Housing Market Signals That Made March Look Like Madness

By Charles Grand / April 25, 2025 /

It can be difficult to wrap your head around all the various signals in the housing market these days. What does it mean that new home sales are going up? Prices coming down is a good thing, right? Is the upcoming end of Jerome Powell’s term as chair of the Federal Reserve a big deal?…

City of Dallas Buys Part of Old DMN HQ, Will Auction Lemon on Stemmons

By Charles Grand / April 24, 2025 /

Despite a city-imposed suspension of new real estate transactions, the Dallas City Council made two big deals on Wednesday — voting to sell a troubled office building on Stemmons Freeway and buy part of the old Dallas Morning News downtown campus for its convention center expansion. Council members voted 13-2 to authorize spending $51 million…

As 2 North Texas Counties See Home Prices Dip, What Does it Mean for DFW Housing Market?

By Charles Grand / April 23, 2025 /

The D-FW housing market might be heading into correction territory, with an increase in new construction inventory driving steep declines in home prices in some North Texas counties. Prospective homebuyers in North Texas have been weathering high prices for several years now amid an ongoing housing shortage. Now, economic certainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariff…

Neighborhood Coalition Sues Dallas Officials Over Pepper Square Approval

By Charles Grand / April 21, 2025 /

Residents Say Pepper Square Approval Violates ForwardDallas 2.0 The SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Coalition, a citizen action group fighting against high-density redevelopment at Preston and Beltline roads, is now suing Dallas officials and the respective developer, claiming last month’s rezoning runs counter to the city’s current comprehensive land use plan. According to a lawsuit filed…