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Some Dallas permit fees will double or triple starting May 1, and industry leaders say those rate hikes will be passed on to home buyers. Dallas Development Services officials say the increased fees were necessary to prevent the department from hemorrhaging money. The Dallas Development Services Department collects about $28 million in revenue each year,…
Read MoreGatherings of builders and construction professionals don’t often involve cheers, laughter, and bouquets of flowers, but Dallas Development Services mixed things up by honoring female building professionals in the first-ever “Women Who Build” Luncheon. The event was held Friday on International Women’s Day at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Keynote speaker Sharon Douglas,…
Read MorePatric Richardson was destined with a clear — and might we say clean — path to become The Laundry Guy. The first clue might have been that his favorite childhood gift was a toy washing machine Santa delivered to him at the age of 3. The second was majoring in fashion merchandising and textiles at…
Read MoreRegardless of whether the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did or did not see its shadow earlier this month, it seems spring is on its way, and right along with that are spring flowers, spring cleaning, and spring projects. Ideas for all the above will be available at the third annual Fort Worth Home & Garden Show…
Read MoreThe cost of building a home in Dallas will likely increase this year as the city reviews the Dallas building permit fee schedule for the first time since 2015 — but it won’t happen until March 27 at the earliest. The Dallas Development Services Department collects about $28 million in revenue each year, but has…
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