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Dallas Mayor Issues Budget Cut Challenge To Lower Property Taxes

By Charles Grand / September 12, 2025 /

Mayor Eric Johnson is challenging the rest of the Dallas City Council to propose their own budget cuts so that the proposed property tax rate could be lowered further. In a memo on Friday, the mayor proposed eliminating $339,000 budgeted for the city’s state lobbying team, arguing that the team is “not delivering results commensurate…

Fort Worth’s Class A Office Market Only Has a Few Big-Block Options

By Charles Grand / September 12, 2025 /

There aren’t many available options out there for a company of some size looking to settle into Class A office space in Fort Worth. In fact, there are only a handful of properties in Cowtown that can currently accommodate a tenant in need of at least 40,000 square feet of contiguous Class A space (which…

Among Texas’ Wealthiest, Home Defense Dogs Are the Security System of Choice

By Charles Grand / September 11, 2025 /

Home security is becoming more important for super wealthy households in Texas and throughout the United States, leading to increased spending on high-tech security features for luxury properties. Christie’s International Real Estate’s latest annual luxury forecast survey found that around 66% of the real estate agents who responded said their clients were more concerned about…

Ripley Renovations’ Very Own Flawless Munger Place Craftsman

By Karen Eubank / September 11, 2025 /

Travis Ripley began Ripley Renovations in this Munger Place Craftsman. What have I told y’all about buying the home of a builder? Yep. Run to their Realtor and sign that contract instantly. You will never, ever find a better constructed house than the personal home of a builder. Ripley and his wife, Amy developed a…

Next Phase of The Bridges at Preston Crossings Builds on Gunter Growth

By Shelby Skrhak / September 11, 2025 /

Once home to horses and charity galas, the land that now makes up The Bridges at Preston Crossings is entering a new chapter. Centurion American Development Group has announced the next phase of the Gunter community, continuing a decade-long expansion that began when the developer acquired the former equestrian ranch in 2012. The Bridges at…