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D-FW’s Industrial Pipeline Keeps on Pumping

By Charles Grand / August 3, 2025 /

The industrial real estate sector in D-FW posted a pretty solid second quarter, with vacancies creeping down and significant growth in the under-construction pipeline and leasing activity. Partners Real Estate recently dropped its industrial report for Q2 2025. The CRE firm’s data shows that leasing activity jumped by 35.8% from Q1 2025 and 11% from…

What an Adorable Casa Linda Estates Cottage!

By Karen Eubank / August 2, 2025 /

If I were illustrating a children’s storybook with the perfect home, it would look like this 1942 Casa Linda Estates cottage. Everything about the façade is adorable, and the pale turquoise shutters are truly inspiring. When I scrolled through Realtor.com the other day, the lead photo for this home really made me want to see more, which…

Can’t Wait for the Next Season of Stranger Things? These Weird Home Inspection Finds Will Tide You Over

By Brenda Masse / August 2, 2025 /

As a home inspector, sometimes you’ll encounter a house or even just a room that is just … strange. Now, if you’re not familiar with the show Stranger Things on Netflix, it’s a science fiction series set in the 1980’s — basically, if Stephen King and Steven Spielberg had a baby, it would be their…

‘Retail Follows Rooftops’ as D-FW Sees a Healthy Surge in Construction and Demand

By Charles Grand / August 1, 2025 /

Retail construction is surging in North Texas, lending truth to the old real estate adage that retail follows rooftops. CRE firm Partners Real Estate recently published its quarterly market report on the retail sector in D-FW, and the Metroplex saw a hell of a bump in Q2 in terms of square footage delivered and its…

A Design Dream Team Collaborates on the Rivercrest Home Everybody’s Whispering About

By Eric Prokesh / August 1, 2025 /

Whispering, yes because this property is so under the radar that it isn’t even on MLS. We all love an insider scoop so I was delighted to be let in on this Rivercrest gem with a pedigree at 1616 Carleton Avenue, run by some of my favorite people. Uber-talented designer Julie Hayes, husband Jay, and…