Tommy Cummings
Tommy moved to Texas from Oklahoma in 1992 and has lived in Mansfield with his wife, Brigitte, and son, Beaumont, since 2002 (after a two-year adventure in California as a tech columnist/editor at the San Francisco Chronicle). Tommy started his media career at newspapers in Oklahoma before becoming an editor in many capacities at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Dallas Morning News, where he wrapped up his newsroom career as a digital editor. His work has appeared in news outlets throughout the U.S. Tommy can be reached at [email protected].
As metro Dallas’ apartment market surged in the past decade, the business of storing people’s belongings boomed along with it.
For the past two years, Centurion American Development Group has been developing a mixed-use community adjacent to the Mesquite Championship Arena, which it owns. Now, the Farmers Branch-based developer has announced which builders will be constructing the 336 single-family homes on the 54-acre Iron Horse Village development near Military Parkway and LBJ Freeway.
Zillow research finds homes with treehouses are driving quicker-than-expected sales and higher prices, with listings mentioning back yard (5.2 days faster than expected), sandbox (4.5 days), and playground (2.5 days) among the quickest.
You’ve seen the slogan: Keep Austin Weird. The capital city embraces it. This week is a good opportunity for home lurkers to soak up some weirdness via virtual tour. The Weird Homes Tour, originating out of Austin, is offering high-quality, on-demand videos of seven uh, weird, homes. The virtual tour started Saturday and continues through…
Like every year, you have the right of appeal. But make it a priority and check your appraisal district’s deadlines.
