Dallas

Dallas’ Chief of Economic Development Raquel Favela Resigns

By Bethany Erickson / August 22, 2018 /

Raquel Favela, Dallas’ Chief of Economic Development and Neighborhood Services, has given City Manager T.C. Broadnax her resignation, the city announced yesterday. Her resignation is effective Sept. 3. Under her tenure, which began April 2017, Favela oversaw the city’s first data-driven Market Value Analysis framework, which helped city leaders, residents and others better suss out…

If You’re Near the High-Five Right Now, Our Condolences

By Bethany Erickson / June 21, 2018 /

Ah, the Dallas High-Five —  an interchange between U.S.  Highway 75 and Interstate 635 that is a luge during an ice storm, a twisted maze of ramps stacked on top of each other any other time, has now become the place where a few hundred folks are now forcibly cooling their heels because of a tractor-trailer accident…

Dawson State Jail: A Developer’s Potential Valentine for the City of Dallas

By Candy Evans / February 15, 2018 /

We were all too busy yesterday, either with our Valentines (nice!) or, sadly, processing the news of yet another high school mass shooting in Florida. Truly, it’s hard to think of real estate right now. But yesterday, it occurred to me that a North Texas developer has given the city a potentially HUGE gift, the…

Would You Buy the First House You See? Married at First Sight Comes to Dallas

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2017 /

Married at First Sight is an American reality television series based on a Danish series bearing the same name. The format created in Denmark has been adapted in the USA, Australia, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, Finland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Poland.  The series features three couples, paired up by relationship experts, who agree to…

Zero in on the Best Halloween ‘Hoods with Zillow’s Trick-or-Treat Index

By Heather Hunter / October 19, 2017 /

  What a treat! Zillow released its annual Trick or Treat Index, and this year, Dallas haunts the chart at No. 11. The index narrows down the best cities to score candy based on single-home density, average home values, and number of children under 10. In summary: More candy for less walking. After the jump,…