Dallas Real Estate News

Finding a Family Home in The City: Rudy Bush is Right to Praise New Wave of Urban Single-Family Home Development

By Joanna England / July 21, 2014 /

The more and more I talk to other parents from my son’s school, the more they ask me about buying homes inside 635. Where is a good spot where they can find decent-sized houses that are still close to the city center? And what about schools? Many are put off by the smaller, more expensive…

Hear Dallas Plan Commissioner Betty Culbreath Complain About Working on Holidays, Being Mean to Sam’s Club, And Pool Floats

By Joanna England / July 7, 2014 /

Sounds like Betty Culbreath is a CandysDirt.com reader, as the City Plan Commissioner called out our little Dallas real estate blog during her comments at the June 19 meeting in which the proposed Sam’s Club at Uptown East/East Village/Cityplace was discussed. Her speech, which lasts about three minutes at the 1:26:15 mark, references the $30,000…

Built For Survival: Turning a Retired Missile Silo Into Condos and Other Homes For Preppers

By Joanna England / July 2, 2014 /

I have wanted to write a piece about “prepper” real estate forever, but every time I’d find someone to talk to, they’d never offer details about their property, their home, how much of it could weather a nuclear holocaust, you know, basic stuff. I did write about the “Earth Sheltered Home” on Buckner, but it’s…

With Home Rule Commission in Place, Is Dallas on Track to Bring Back the Middle Class?

By Joanna England / June 24, 2014 /

Both Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said that education is one of the major issues facing North Texas. But other than outright dissolution or breaking up the urban districts, advocates and officials are scrambling for ways to fix underperforming schools and disaffected communities. The idea that has gained the most…

U.S. Metro Economic Report Shows a “Booming” North Texas

By Joanna England / June 23, 2014 /

  We know that North Texas’ strong and growing job market keeps people flocking to our metro area, and that population increase, along with corporate relocations and an attractive business environment, is driving our local economy. It’s driving up housing demand and home prices, too. So we’re not surprised to hear that the U.S. Metro…