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As home prices continue to rise, it’s not unusual to see homes that might have been $700,000 to $800,000 a few years ago suddenly come in at a healthy $1 million or more — all over the country. A new Trulia report analyzed home values nationally and found that the share of single-family homes with…
Back in December 2016, we reported on a lawsuit brought by a Preston Tower resident. In that case, the HOA board was sued for shifting home repair costs to residents after a 2015 catastrophic flood resulting from an unmaintained water pump. According to court documents, the HOA chose to shift the financial burden away from…
Where can you find a new home inside the loop for less than $500,000? No, this isn’t a trick question. It’s nigh impossible, and if you want a new build, be prepared to wait as most homes are taking ages to go from teardown to move in. Or you could buy a brand new custom…
[Editor’s Note: Candy Evans is the founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com and is now running for Dallas City Council in District 11. The opinions expressed in this column are her own.] I am excited to announce that I have completed the process to run on the ballot for Dallas City Council District 11 in the May 6,…
Yeah, that’s about what they said. City planners (the Urban Design Peer Review Panel) and officials in the Office of Economic Development got their first look late last week at Scott Beck’s ambitious plans to turn Valley View Mall at LBJ and Preston into a magical live-work-shop-movie-eat-play conglomeration called Midtown. From Robert Wilonsky’s report, Scott Beck…
