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Well, Excuse Us! Upscale Apartments Target Irving’s Exxon Mobil Area Just as Oil Giant Splits

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 20, 2022 /

Toll Brothers, a Pennsylvania-based builder, petitioned the city of Irving last year to approve a zoning change that would allow an upscale, multi-family complex next to Exxon Mobil Corp.

Buying a Newly Built Home? Head Off These Big Problems With Phase Inspections

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 16, 2022 /

By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor The Dallas-Fort Worth real estate market continues to be crazy competitive in 2022, and because of a shortage of available properties, many buyers are choosing to build a home or purchase a newly built home. Do you need a home inspector for a new home? Yes!  A newly built home hasn’t…

When Inspecting Homes, There’s a First Time For Everything

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 9, 2022 /

By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor In this column, we often look at common problems we see as home inspectors to help educate homeowners, home buyers, and real estate professionals about things to look out for around the house. We also like to share the OMG, LOL, and WTF moments that we have because we love to laugh.  It’s…

Surveying The Historic Buildings of Downtown Dallas and Deep Ellum Can Save Our City’s Character

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 3, 2022 /

By David PreziosiExecutive Director, Preservation Dallas  In order to preserve buildings and places that are important to the history of Dallas for the future, it is extremely important to identify those buildings that qualify as historic, find where they are located, and learn more about their importance to the development and history of Dallas. That…

Fewer Surprises Will Pop Up When You Get a Home Inspection

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 2, 2022 /

By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor The whole point of having a home inspection is that you want to find out as much as you can about a house and property, whether you’re buying it, selling it, or you already own it. No house is perfect, but with a major investment, you want to be able to…