Fort Worth Friday
On my daily dog walks that take me down Elizabeth Blvd., I have often remarked on what an enchanted place this special spot on this historic street is. Under a canopy of shady trees, during the energy-sapping dog days of North Texas summers, I swear it’s 10 degrees cooler here and that the grass truly…
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Quirky? Perhaps “unique” would be a better adjective for this Berkley Place charmer. The triangular façade is nearly perfectly symmetrical with a long tapering chimney at the center anchoring and emphasizing the cottage’s singular form. Attractively landscaped, the 1,586-square-foot cottage also has an admirable green clay tile roof. Located on a coveted cul-de-sac lot in…
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Continuing the theme of affordable real estate, I stumbled onto a listing that was a mere 20 hours old on the main drag of Central Meadowbrook. The subject of crime often comes up in the northeastern section of Fort Worth and though the neighborhood indeed abuts some alleged high crime areas, crime statistics for Central…
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I got my hand slapped by one of our readers for my attempt to unearth affordable single-family housing in established neighborhoods. I set my ceiling at $350,000 — close to the current median house price for Fort Worth — and I did manage to find two options below $300,000. I also pointed out that options…
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Realtor.com pegs the median sales price for a house in Fort Worth at around $342,000 — down approximately 4 percent from last year — moving Fort Worth ever so slightly into buyer’s market territory. Some good news perhaps, but most affordable starter home buyers will still report frustration with the lack of appealing inventory, and…
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