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Need a House Now? How to Win at This Crazy Game Called Homebuying

By Seth Fowler / February 2, 2021 /

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…

Don’t Miss This Sweet Spot on Locke Avenue in Ridglea North

By Eric Prokesh / January 29, 2021 /

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…

Montserrat Mediterranean Offers Luxurious Living Indoors and Out

By Seth Fowler / January 26, 2021 /

Believe it or not, but there once was a time when the bustling neighborhood of Montserrat in Fort Worth was just pasture land. I know because I was there. In a million years I never would have imagined that the privately guarded neighborhood would quickly become one of Fort Worth’s distinctive residential developments. The success…

Sylvan Rivercrest Classic on Hazelwood Drive

By Eric Prokesh / January 22, 2021 /

Maybe it was a desire to return to normality. There were plenty of flashier, glitzier, new-to-the-market candidates, but I was craving residential comfort food. Steak and potatoes. Well at this price point, more like Chateaubriand and Pommes de Terres Lyonnaise. Although at under $1.5 million it’s a pretty fair price to live in one of…

Cowtown Cottages Providing Tiny Solution to Big Need

By Seth Fowler / January 19, 2021 /

One theme that Tarrant County Tuesday is focusing on in 2021 is the continually increasing number of people moving to the area. In 2017, the average number of people moving to Fort Worth was around 165 per day. In 2020, that number increased to almost 200 people per day! That’s a huge jump in such…