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Parks and Amenities Plentiful in Manor Hill at Alliance Neighborhood

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 10, 2023 /

By John English Contributing Writer Just North of Arcadia Trail Park sits the community of Manor Hill, a North Fort Worth neighborhood developed in 2004 by Gehan Homes. A single-family neighborhood located near Alliance Town Center, Manor Hill at Alliance has been described on Nextdoor.com as a “walkable, family-friendly, quiet, peaceful, and clean,” community. Resident…

Who Needs ‘Normal’ to Be a Success? Not This Realtor

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 4, 2023 /

By Rick Mauch CandysDirt.com Contributor “As a kid, I wasn’t your normal kid,” Hayden Hall confessed. “I was that kid that was ready to get off the school bus to surprise my mom and deep clean the house.” In fact, the real estate agent’s appreciation for beautiful homes started at a very young age. Again,…

Arlington Wins ‘Placemaking’ Grant to Redevelop Land Near Old Railroad Tracks

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 20, 2023 /

By John English Contributing Writer The Downtown Arlington Management Corporation scored a major coup when it landed a $75,000 grant from General Motors to turn unused railroad land into a transformative public space. Arlington, along with 69 other communities in the country were eligible for the grant, the funds from which will be used to…

The Juanita Craft Civil Rights House Opens Saturday

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 18, 2023 /

By Misty MaberrySpecial Contributor The Dallas Public Library is a proud partner with the Office of Arts & Culture in the Juanita Craft Civil Rights House, which will reopen this Saturday, May 20, at 11 a.m. Civil rights activist Juanita Craft (1902-1985) was a remarkable woman. She spent her life fighting for equality, better living…

Three Things to Know About How Lower Interest Rates Will be a Bright Spot This Summer

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 15, 2023 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor Afternoon high temperatures are on the rise, plants everywhere are in full bloom, school is wrapping up, and summer break is just around the corner. If you think it sounds like I’ve got sunshine in my eyes, you’re not wrong. After months of frustrating headlines, the real estate industry…