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Affordable Bungalow in Historic Mistletoe Heights

By Eric Prokesh / April 17, 2020 /

We love the Heights. It’s a treasure trove of grand, historic, turn-of-the-century mansions with breathtaking hilltop views keeping company with one-story Craftsman charmers, Mistletoe Heights is a fully evolved, blended neighborhood. The smaller bungalows get the same treatment as their grander neighbors with generous setbacks on raised lots. Mistletoe Heights is enlivened by a relatively…

Sales Slow, But The Sky Over Parks of Aledo is Not Falling

By Seth Fowler / April 14, 2020 /

Everyone knows the story of Chicken Little right? The story about the little chick who thinks the sky is falling and whips every farm animal into a mass hysteria? In the end, the sky doesn’t fall and the world doesn’t end. Whew! Over the past six weeks of the Great Quarantine of 2020 it seems…

Wabash Cottage Sure Pleases, Even for Corona-phobes

By Eric Prokesh / April 10, 2020 /

Let’s talk about buyer friendly. Like this gem in Bluebonnet Hills at 3228 Wabash Avenue, which is uninhabited and available to be seen by appointment. “We’ve had to be creative in this environment,” says Briggs Freeman listing agent Ashley Mooring. “We’re also relying more heavily than ever on virtual tours and social media,” she adds.…

Putting the Finishing Touches on 2020 Quarantine Dream Home

By Seth Fowler / April 7, 2020 /

Third installment of 2020 Quarantine Dream Home from Seth Fowler of Tarrant County Tuesday.

Enjoy This Majestic Montserrat Palacio on Palencia Drive

By Eric Prokesh / April 3, 2020 /

Gated communities in general — and Montserrat in particular — often get a bad rap as the locus of the over-the-top, lavish McMansions. And it’s true there is a little bit of everything in Montserrat, from turreted fairy tale castles to splashy modern spreads. But houses can aspire no higher than the taste level of…