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From a Pilates Studio to a Chicken Coop, This Lakewood Heights Modern Craftsman Has it All!

By Karen Eubank / November 29, 2025 /

If you read my columns regularly, you know it takes a lot to get me excited about a house. When I found this Lakewood Heights modern Craftsman, I was smitten, and not just because it has a full pilates studio over the garage! LeAnna McComas always dreamed of living in East Dallas. When she and…

Freezing Weather Alert! Is Your Home Prepared?

By Brenda Masse / November 29, 2025 /

I hope you’re still stocked up on Thanksgiving leftovers because freezing weather is on the way! And no, in case you were wondering, my weather-predicting 7-year-old has not called this one yet, but when things like winter weather and potential school closures are on the line, there’s always a bit of wishful thinking coloring her…

Developer Breaks Ground on New Southwest Dallas Workforce Housing Project

By Charles Grand / November 28, 2025 /

A workforce housing development in southwestern Dallas recently broke ground after closing on financing, promising some 360 units at the corner of Clark Road and W Camp Wisdom Road. Multifamily housing builder and manager The NRP Group is behind the project, which has been dubbed Camp Wisdom. Half the apartments will be one-bedroom units and…

From Shag to Chic: 1965 Pad Gets Neato Update

By Joy Donovan / November 28, 2025 /

Housing trends in 1965: ‘Twas the era of shag carpets, wood paneling, flocked wallpaper, and a well-placed ashtray in the living room. A really swinging house could look like a scatter of Skittles like this: But reframe that 1965 thinking with a look at the house for sale at 3825 Sundown Dr. in Benbrook. What…

Candy Evans: Why I Am Most Grateful for Real Estate This Thanksgiving

By Candy Evans / November 27, 2025 /

If there was ever a year that deserved a letter from your’s truly to hallmark Thanksgiving, 2025 is it. This was the year of our very own Real Estate Hell. It started in January as I had an empty condo to remodel and lease. Remodeling went smoothly, though it cost more than expected and alerted…