Fort Worth Dirt
One of the things I love most about Fort Worth is its preservationist instinct. Older neighborhoods, the venerable Westside enclaves of Westover Hills, Rivercrest, and Crestwood are largely as they were built. Ditto the old Southside Neighborhoods of Mistletoe Heights, Berkeley Place, Fairmount, and my own Ryan Place. There are, however, a few neighborhoods like…
There was a time when local Fort Worth homebuilder, Village Homes, was thriving. “When I started with Village Homes in 2009,” explains director of sales Janet Bishop, “we were probably building 30 or 40 homes and we thought we were super busy. In 2021 we will build nearly 200 homes in the Fort Worth area.”…
Alta, as you may know, means “high” in Spanish, and property on this desirable, private Rivercrest drive is the location of some of the highest-end real estate in Fort Worth. High applies in many ways to this Alta Drive home. It is perched on a high bluff with stunning westward views. Architecture and construction are…
It used to be so simple… You have a home. You want a different home. You contact your favorite real estate sales professional to help you sell your existing home and buy a future home, and away you went. If you found a home to buy before you had yours under contract, maybe you’d have…
Tired of small-town living, some friends of mine have recently returned to Fort Worth’s Ridglea area inspiring me to take a closer look at the popular neighborhood. For an established neighborhood, Ridglea North has a relatively young demographic, with a median age of 37. Houses move quickly, selling just over one month. At over 12…
