Nikki Barringer

Nikki Lott Barringer is a freelance writer and licensed real estate agent at Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty.

The Best Terrace In One Arts Plaza Just Hit The Market

By Nikki Barringer / July 8, 2023 /

Dave Perry-Miller’s Michael Mahon is one of those agents with impeccable taste. Throughout his childhood he sat alongside his mom as she remodeled and revamped too many houses to count. She had an interior design degree and though she never formally put it to work for a firm, she certainly created her own mini-masterpieces. All…

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An Open Love Letter to Elmwood About The Perfect Palette

By Nikki Barringer / July 4, 2023 /

I’ve written many love letters to Elmwood over the years and this cute little Cape Cod Cottage is deserving of just onnnnneeeee more. It’s an open concept and all the systems have been updated. And it’s adorable. And the location!! Compass’ Crystal Gonzalez is the biggest Elmwood cheerleader. She said it’s been up and coming…

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The North Dallas Home That Will Inspire You to Get Hosting

By Nikki Barringer / July 2, 2023 /

If you like to entertain, or like the idea that someday you might entertain, or have ever said the word entertain in a complete sentence and maybe chocolate fountain, too, then you know you need a certain type of home. One that flows, that’s a given. One with ample parking and ideally a porte cochere…

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The Little Blue Bungalow in McKinney is a Successful Airbnb Ready For Its Next Chapter

By Nikki Barringer / June 27, 2023 /

This cutest little blue bungalow in McKinney has the cutest little story, too. It’s right by Historic Downtown McKinney, yet just far enough away to make it the perfect spot. Back when the current owners first toured it, they fell in love. It was then a single owner — a little gem of a discovery.…

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This Dramatically Renovated Lakewood Cottage Is Her Dream Home

By Nikki Barringer / June 24, 2023 /

Back in the real estate frenzy a few years ago, a family moved into town. They fell in love with Lakewood, but the prices were staggering. That’s when the husband came up with a solution – to buy and impeccably remodel what was then a little diamond in the rough. He convinced his wife that…

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