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JLD Custom Homes Releases Classy Contemporary In M Streets Enclave

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 31, 2017 /

By Amy Rose Dobson Special Contributor The dramatic entryway is just the beginning for this four-bed, three-and-a-half-bath home in the M Streets neighborhood. As you walk in the front door of 4418 Somerville Ave., the carefully selected design features immediately draw the eye upwards to the impressive chandelier and 22-foot ceilings. The floating staircase is…

Rex Tillerson Snags D.C. Digs Before Selling Horseshoe Bay Retreat

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 12, 2017 /

By Amy Dobson Special Contributor Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and wife, Renda, aren’t waiting until they can find a buyer for their waterfront property in Horseshoe Bay Resort before putting down roots in Washington D.C. They bought a D.C. home back in February as a private, off-market sale for approximately $5.6 million. The sellers were none other than…

Why Are Trees so Controversial? Dallas Builders Association’s Phil Crone Answers

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 27, 2017 /

By Phil Crone Executive Officer, Dallas Builders Association Everyone loves trees, so why are they so controversial? They are the focus of years of back and forth in the Texas legislature and the subject of intense debate at several city halls and neighborhood meetings in the Dallas area. It may come as a surprise to…

Agents, Chill. Zillow Instant Offers Will Not Hurt Good Agents, Says DOOR Founder

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 15, 2017 /

There is a cottage industry in the world of real state agents of generating an uproar over the continued march of innovation. This cottage industry complains about innovation in general, and the effects of the internet on the brokerage space, specifically.

Iconic Irving Prairie-Style Design by Frank Lloyd Wright Protégé Kelly Oliver

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 13, 2017 /

By Donovan Westover Special Contributor Prior to the 2016 holidays, I had the opportunity to visit the 1974 Mitchell House at 2717 Conflans Road in Irving. I owe Allie Beth Allman listing agent, Richard Waite a huge apology for my glacial progress as the holidays and life got in the way. As fate would have it,…