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Samantha Cruz: The Gen Z Realtor Defining the Future of Client-Focused Real Estate

By Mimi Perez / October 21, 2025 /

William Gibson, an American-Canadian writer best known for his science fiction work, once said, “The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed.” Samantha Cruz, an up-and-coming rockstar real estate agent with JPAR Real Estate North Metro is proving that quote true. She is here now to show us the future, as I…

Dallas Asks SCOTX To Lift Injunction Against Virtual Ban on Short-Term Rentals

By Charles Grand / October 20, 2025 /

It appears the City of Dallas has decided to press on with litigation stemming from its attempt to severely restrict where short-term rentals can operate within the city limits. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, a trial court placed a temporary injunction against two ordinances adopted by the city in 2023 to ban short-term rentals (STRs)…

You Can Own the Ultimate JanMar Midcentury Modern If You Move Fast

By Karen Eubank / October 20, 2025 /

When we wrote about this 1959 JanMar Midcentury Modern Ranch five years ago, we never imagined its potential. But Jessa and Alex Stevens did. They’d been living in Philadelphia and moved to Dallas when the pandemic began. If you remember, the real estate market was crazy then. Jessa flew down with a couple of houses…

The Statler Gets Historic Hotels Nom, and the List of Others Is a Fantastic Rabbit Hole of Its Own

By Shelby Skrhak / October 20, 2025 /

The Statler Dallas is one of only three Texas hotels among those nominated as a finalist for the 2025 Historic Hotels of America awards, set for Oct. 30. Downtown Dallas’ midcentury gem is joined by The Ashton in Fort Worth and The Menger Hotel in San Antonio in this prestigious recognition, but really, every hotel…

Jacque Wynne, Beloved Co-Founder of Cattle Baron’s Ball, Dies at 78

By Candy Evans / October 19, 2025 /

One of Dallas’ most beloved social icons, an Allie Beth Allman Realtor and the queen of Cattle Baron’s Ball, died on Saturday in her beloved city after a brief illness. Jacquelyn Ryan Wynne lived through her 78th birthday on Friday, October 17, then passed at about 2 p.m. at the William P. Clements Jr. University…