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Know Before You Buy: Plumbing Checkups Prevent Leaky Surprises

By Brenda Masse / November 1, 2025 /

If you are a homeowner, plumbing problems are unfortunately about as inevitable as the tides. But the last thing you want when you purchase a home is to be faced with leaky or clogged pipes, faucets that won’t run, drains that don’t drain, or what-have-you right out of the gate in your new house. A…

Kelly Perkins: The Government Shutdown, Our Lives Haven’t

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 29, 2025 /

By Kelly PerkinsSpecial Contributor, Novēm Wealth As the federal government shutdown stretches beyond a month, the human cost is real: thousands of essential workers furloughed; families strained without paychecks, all amid partisan gridlock. This isn’t working for the country. Americans work to support our families, entrepreneurs tighten budgets to succeed and grow. Message to Washington: Cease…

David Schwarte’s Texas-Sized Fight To Preserve Single-Family Neighborhoods

By Charles Grand / October 28, 2025 /

The notion of small government and local control has animated Texas politics for generations, but those days increasingly seem long gone. And when it comes to single-family neighborhoods, each new legislative session brings a slew of bad bills, at least according to the Texas Neighborhood Coalition. A veteran corporate attorney in the airline and tech…

A Magnificent Old Preston Hollow Mediterranean Mansion Has Been Transformed!

By Karen Eubank / October 27, 2025 /

One of the most important things a seller can do is listen to their Realtor. I cannot emphasize this enough, especially when you have a significant luxury property like this gorgeous Preston Hollow Mediterranean mansion. Candy wrote about it in 2014, calling it one of the most beautiful homes in Dallas. It’s even better now,…

The Future of Our Dallas City Hall Should Not Be a Question of Love It or List It

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 27, 2025 /

By Reagan Rothenberger Reagan Rothenberger serves on the Dallas Landmark Commission and requested the initiation of Dallas City Hall as a landmark in March of 2025. The commission voted unanimously to initiate the landmark. The first time one sees Dallas City Hall, they are either impressed or depressed by its design. The opinions of the…