Dallas Real Estate News

How to Protect Your Landscape From Freezing Temperatures: Harold Leidner Offers Tips to Help Your Plants Weather Winter Storms

By Joanna England / November 26, 2013 /

With the Thanksgiving holiday hitting this week and the cold weather officially upon us, it’s time to keep an eye out on protecting your plants from the freezing temperatures. We’ve asked noted landscape architect, Harold Leidner, to provide some insight and suggestions for protecting those plants from the cold temperatures. Freeze Protection Methods One of…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Sustainable Style is King Inside This Remodeled University Terrace Home

By Joanna England / November 26, 2013 /

I love the quirky and personal, which sometimes gets obliterated when people stage homes for sale. You lose a lot of the fun details that went into a house, features that really made it a home for someone. There are tons of those lovely little Easter eggs inside this house. Of course, the first thing…

Beachfront Bargain Hunt is Probably the Best New Show on HGTV

By Joanna England / November 25, 2013 /

The cold weather means we’re watching more TV under piles of blankets, and our flatscreen in the living room has three settings: MLB channel (husband), Nick Jr. (son), and HGTV (me). I had control of the remote last night, and on came Beachfront Bargain Hunt, a relatively new show following much the same premise as House Hunters.…

It's My Mansion: It's Easy on The Wallet and Eyes! Adorable Oak Cliff Craftsman-Style One-Story Will Steal Your Heart!

By Joanna England / November 25, 2013 /

It’s amazing what you’ll find when you’re just browsing around MLS, and boy, are there deals to be had! I cannot tell you how thrilled — THRILLED! — I was to see that yes, you can still buy a great home in Oak Cliff for under $200K. Check out 322 S. Oak Cliff Blvd, listed by…

Reviving The McMansion: What Was On Its Way Out Three Years Ago is Making a Comeback Today

By Joanna England / November 25, 2013 /

Perhaps the new sign of fully recovered economy should be a McMansion? Or maybe our economy would be better judged by the size of the middle class? In 2010, while we were still trying to figure out what went wrong with the federal stimulus and which bank was to blame for it all (answer: none…