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Why Do We Love East Dallas? Let’s Start With This Lakewood Heights Tudor

By Karen Eubank / August 16, 2025 /

Once you move to East Dallas, it’s darned hard to leave. I know this because I landed here a few decades ago, and you couldn’t tempt me to live anywhere else in this city. I’m an East Dallas lifer, and many of us are, thanks to beautiful homes like this historic Lakewood Heights Tudor. It’s…

A Roof Shouldn’t Have To Be on Fire To Get Your Attention

By Brenda Masse / August 16, 2025 /

As I’m sitting here singing the classic song “The Roof Is on Fire” by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three (which I very nearly misattributed to George Clinton btw *embarrassed face*), I have to say that while classic funk and hip hop tunes are great to riff off of when crafting catchy headlines, that’s…

Many Zoomers Don’t See a Path to Homeownership

By Charles Grand / August 15, 2025 /

Generation Z is increasingly seeing homeownership, one of the long-time pillars of the American Dream, as just that — a pipe dream. That grim sentiment was captured in a survey conducted by the cash-offer home selling platform Clever Offers. Some 1,000 zoomers between the ages of 18 and 28 were polled earlier this summer, and…

Gillett Commercial’s Shell-Building Strategy Pays Off in Allen

By Charles Grand / August 14, 2025 /

A bold bet on an infill project in Allen has paid off for developer Gillett Commercial, which recently sold three shell structures to buyers who took it upon themselves to design the interiors to fit their distinct operational needs. Citadel Partners finalized the sale of all three builds, which total nearly 72,000 square feet at…

Hollywood Heights’ Secret to a Hot Market? Historic Conservation Status

By Karen Eubank / August 14, 2025 /

Hollywood Heights real estate is on fire. A historic Tudor home here was listed by Allie Beth Allman’s Joe Kacynski last Friday and sold to the first person who walked through the door. That’s not an unusual occurrence, not if you have a move-in-ready home in this neighborhood. So why is Hollywood Heights so hot?…