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Mira Vista Home Gives Buyers What They Want

By Seth Fowler / October 18, 2016 /

Ask any listing agent and they will tell you how important it is to receive feedback from other agents and their clients.  As an agent, it drives me crazy when I either don’t receive any feedback at all, or I get such generic feedback such as, “this home doesn’t work for my client.”  Gee, that…

Fabled Merrymount Manse Comes to Market

By Eric Prokesh / October 14, 2016 /

Many in Fort Worth have always referred to the stately house at 5800 Merrymount Road as “The White House,” though it looks more like Tara to me. The property, which just came on the market this week, straddles Westover and the city of Westover Hills, just behind the Westover Hills Police Station, though the estate has its own…

The Discreet Charm of Overton Park

By Eric Prokesh / October 7, 2016 /

. Overton Park is the neighborhood you wished you had grown up in. Smartly dressed residents walk dogs and take exercise in a central park, which follows one of the creeks that snake through the area. Rolling hills clad with mature live oaks add to the feeling of serene security. Another bonus is access to…

Join AIA Fort Worth Tonight for a Tour of the Historic Tarrant County Clock Tower

By Leah Shafer / October 5, 2016 /

Join the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fort Worth chapter tonight as they tour the historic and recently renovated Tarrant County Courthouse clock tower. The event is free for AIA members, $25 for nonmembers, and begins at 6 p.m. at 100 East Weatherford St., Fort Worth. The clock tower is part of the Tarrant County Courthouse, listed on the National…

Midcentury Modern Home in Overton Park Pops with Pizzazz

By Seth Fowler / October 4, 2016 /

The year was 1956.  Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with “Heartbreak Hotel.”  Norma Jean Mortenson legally changed her name to Marilyn Monroe and married playwright Arthur Miller.  Actor Tom Hanks was born.  William H. O’Neal designed the home at 3605 Overton Park Drive East for Mr. and Mrs. John Church…