Economy

The Side-Effects of Gentrification: Should Urban Pioneers Feel Threatened When Living in The 'Hood Goes Mainstream

By Joanna England / January 14, 2014 /

Candy and I have been discussing this very interesting long-form story from BuzzFeed about a man who bought a home in Detroit’s Poletown neighborhood for $500 when he was 23 years old. Since then, protesters, investors, and CEOs have bought up property throughout Detroit’s devastated neighborhoods, demolishing buildings and shrinking the city’s footprint.

Luxury Apartments to Soar Behind the Pink Wall? Homeowners May Not be So Happy

By Candy Evans / January 14, 2014 /

Steve Brown is calling the intersection of Preston and Northwest Highway the “highest-profile intersection in all of North Dallas.” Soon, it may be the site of an Texas-sized real estate battle. If there is a vortex of Dallas, this intersection is it. Sometimes you can even see downtown heading south on Preston. It may also…

See Inside a $1.7 Million Preston Royal Home That Has Been — SOLD

By Candy Evans / January 13, 2014 /

Gotta love the media. The Dallas Morning News website is still touting this gorgeous Preston Royal area home that we watched being built, remember? I mean, who can blame them, the house is gorgeous! Funny thing is it is sold and actually, the Boys have moved out, new family moved in. This home is so…

I Think the Headlines on Museum Tower's General Contractor's "Lawsuit" Reports are Misleading

By Candy Evans / January 12, 2014 /

Robert Wilonsky is one of the best reporters in town. He has interviewed me. But I think his headline on the lawsuit that involves Museum Tower’s contractor and a sub-contractor is very misleading. I’m going to be very straight here. Museum Tower advertises on my blogs, and Museum Tower advertises in the Dallas Morning News.…

I Think the Headlines on Museum Tower’s General Contractor’s “Lawsuit” Reports are Misleading

By Candy Evans / January 12, 2014 /

Robert Wilonsky is one of the best reporters in town. He has interviewed me. But I think his headline on the lawsuit that involves Museum Tower’s contractor and a sub-contractor is very misleading. I’m going to be very straight here. Museum Tower advertises on my blogs, and Museum Tower advertises in the Dallas Morning News.…