Dallas Real Estate News

Ready For The Suburbs? Make Your Move Fast, Because Homes Are Hot in Collin County!

By Joanna England / March 20, 2013 /

Our man in North Dallas, Tom Branch, tells us that homes are flying off MLS. The RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs broker says its a great time to be a listing broker where he’s at. “Just about everything under $450k is flying off the market in days,” Branch told us while he was catching his breath. “In…

Think Twice Before Buying in an Historical District Until the Landmark Commission Hugs a Cactus

By Candy Evans / March 20, 2013 /

We have some land in the Hill Country where it is drier than a bone. Our creeks and tanks are low, and folks down there conserve water like crazy. The only time the land gets watered is when the Longhorns take a pee. We have a home in San Antonio, another water-parched community, where residents…

Helicopters Circle Lake Highlands as Police Search For Ferndale Rapist, Richardson ISD Schools on Lockdown

By Joanna England / March 19, 2013 /

Photo: WFAA Lake Highlands has become synonymous with great single-family homes, good schools, and young families, but the community is in a state of paralysis as Dallas Police search for  a rapist. We’re hearing reports of helicopters circling the neighborhood looking for the man who committed one or both rapes that occurred in the last…

Swiss Avenue Homes Get New Roofs Just in Time For The Next Round of Spring Storms

By Joanna England / March 19, 2013 /

It’s been almost a year since that freak hail storm demolished roofs throughout Lakewood and East Dallas, leaving many of the slate and clay-tile roofs on Swiss Avenue in pieces. Some homes that line Swiss have gotten new roofs only within the last few weeks. It’s incredible, to me at least, that these historic properties…

A Houseboat in Dallas? You Betcha, Wedding Planks and Less than 1500 Square Feet in the Urban Reserve

By Candy Evans / March 19, 2013 /

Last week I saw that Dan Shipley’s brilliant design team over at Shipley Architects got posted on ArchDailey, one of my fave sites. This home is located over in the Urban Reserve, Diane Cheatham’s ahead-of- it’s-time green enclave of zero-lot line modern residences near both a light-rail station and the Northaven Trail. The area’s location was…