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Monday Morning Millionaire: Devonshire is The Perfect Location For Your Custom Home

By Joanna England / September 30, 2013 /

A dear friend and Realtor and I were talking over the weekend about how many more young families are moving inside 635. It seems like every home that goes on the market is snapped up by a family with children or with one on the way. It’s truly amazing, especially considering that most families were…

Dallas Housing Authority CEO MaryAnn Russ Says Site Can't Be Used for Market Rate Housing, Pushes Forward With Doubling Project's Size

By Joanna England / September 30, 2013 /

We published an unedited statement from Dallas Housing Authority President and CEO MaryAnn Russ on Friday, in which she said that DHA clients have just as much right as nearby residents to live in an upscale neighborhood, and that the property on Kings Road must be affordable housing because of federal laws.

OK, that makes sense, but the main gripe of community advocates isn’t having low-income housing, it’s how much of it is planned for the site. Before it was demolished last year, many nearby residents said that the Kings Quarters development, a 70-year-old 200-unit public housing project, was rife with drugs and crime. DHA plans include more than doubling the number of units and decreasing parking. It’s a recipe for disaster, says a former neighbor to the DHA development that was razed.

Jeff Dworkin Sworn in as 2014 Dallas Builders Association President!

By Candy Evans / September 27, 2013 /

Taken with my iphone, blogged on my iphone right at the scene!

Dallas Housing Authority Chief MaryAnn Russ Responds to Community Outcry on Oak Lawn Project

By Joanna England / September 27, 2013 /

MaryAnn Russ, President and CEO of the Dallas Housing Authority, responded today for our request for comment regarding a meeting between the DHA and community advocates on Tuesday. We published a story Thursday about the public outcry over the Oak Lawn DHA project set for Kings Road, citing a letter sent from advocates running the Rezoning DHA website.

Jump for the letter in its entirety.

RESA Gives Away Full Staging Package at MetroTechies Conference Wednesday in Grapevine

By Joanna England / September 27, 2013 /

We talk about how valuable staging is when marketing a listing, and for Suzy Echols Neal of Nathan Grace Realtors, she’ll get all of the value without forking over a dime! Neal won a complete staging and photography package at the MetroTechies conference Wednesday in Grapevine. Neal was thrilled to find out she’d won the…

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