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What’s Really Going on With Tarrant County Real Estate?

By Seth Fowler / June 2, 2020 /

Do you remember when the Great Recession was in full swing and all reports were grim and dire about the housing market? Do you remember how national reports told us that prices were dropping double-digit percentages all over the country? Do you remember that, while Tarrant County felt the effects of the Recession, it wasn’t…

Boat Club Road Condo Offers Lakefront at Bargain Price

By Eric Prokesh / May 29, 2020 /

Boat Club Road, with its lakefront location on Eagle Mountain Lake, can be pricey. Like over $2 million pricey. Like 9931 Boat Club Road, which we paid tribute to, less than a year ago, and just sold this week. So I was delighted to find this 1,200-square-foot pied a terre on Boat Club Road at…

With Smart Home Tech Everywhere, Clear Inspect Makes Perfect Sense

By Seth Fowler / May 26, 2020 /

In today’s world of smart home technology, we seem to be becoming dumb and dumber. Raise your hand if you have no idea how to make your TV turn on and interface with your Roku and surround sound … or getting your wireless sub-woofer working with your second TV in another room. Do you have…

Scenic Village Listing Offers Style, Value, and Location

By Eric Prokesh / May 22, 2020 /

Looking for value and style in a great location a mere five minutes from downtown Fort Worth? You might find your solution in Scenic Village. Developed in the mid ’90s, the community is just east of town and just south of one of our favorite, charming old neighborhoods, Oakhurst, and is a subdivision within the…

Industrial Urban Chic Comes to Cowtown Loft Building

By Seth Fowler / May 19, 2020 /

Industrial urban chic — wow that sounds like a grunge band from the early 1990s if ever there was one. I’m pretty sure I had that CD. But that’s exactly how I’d describe the transformation of this Fort Worth warehouse. Manufacturing to Printing to Loft Living In 1926 the Dickson-Jenkins Manufacturing Company built a warehouse…