Dallas

Thursday Three Hundred: It Looks Like a 1920s Tudor, But This McKinney Home Is Delightfully Deceiving

By Joanna England / October 3, 2013 /

What if you could have all of the adorable features you find in a traditional 1920s-era Tudor without all of the tiny rooms, claustrophobic water closets, and impossible-to-maintain stained-glass windows? When I tell you that you can have it all and inside one of the best little neighborhoods in McKinney, well I’m sure you’ll just…

DFW Solar Home Tour This Weekend Shows Off Houses With Bright Futures

By Marc Lee / October 3, 2013 /

Home tour season has heated up and the DFW Solar Tour this Saturday is the hottest of them all. More than 30 homes and and buildings with solar energy systems will be open to the public across the Dallas area. The self-guided tour organized by the North Texas Renewable Energy Group is part of a…

How Will Federal Shutdown Affect FHA Loans And Other Government-Backed Loans?

By Joanna England / October 2, 2013 /

Like they say, there’s good news and there’s bad news. Realtors and brokers won’t come out unscathed from the federal government shutdown, as a report from the National Association of Realtors shows. If you’ve got a closing coming up, best be prepared to have some hiccups. While the NAR report says that FHA will “continue…

LRO Residential Has Fabulous Lots Available to Build The Home of Your Dream

By Joanna England / October 2, 2013 /

Les Owens of LRO Residential has some great lots available right now to build the custom home of your dreams. “These are some great build sites — all have very nice street widths and also have good depths,” Owens said. “These lots really cover a lot of buyer needs, from smaller homes for empty nesters,…

Lakewood Home Festival Features Gorgeous Homes With Plenty of History

By Joanna England / October 2, 2013 /

In case you didn’t already know, the signs lining Gaston Road should serve as a reminder that your favorite home tour is just around the corner!

Every year I fall in love with Lakewood all over again at the annual Lakewood Home Festival. This year, the 37th for the home tour benefiting Lakewood Early Childhood PTA, is no different. The houses are impeccable, a selection of great architecture and history that anyone with eyes will just fawn over.