Friday Five Hundred

Prime Blankenship Says Buyers Want More From Their Homes. Luckily, He Has Just The Listing.

By Joanna England / June 10, 2022 /

Realtor Prime Blankenship III has an announcement to make: Prospective buyers don’t know what to make of this market. Also, he says, “Water is wet.” It may not be news to you, but Blankenship, a Realtor with Scottie Smith and Associates, says that the general confusion from buyers has pushed the market in an interesting…

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This Sunny Ash Creek Midcentury Modern Has a Park-Like Backyard

By Joanna England / March 4, 2022 /

I’ve been by this Ash Creek Midcentury Modern more times than I can count. It’s a lovely home with beautiful lines and tons of windows. And the lot, an almost-unheard-of .46 acres, is massive and partially shaded by the canopy provided by the many tall trees. And then there’s Ash Creek, which runs just past…

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If You Missed This Midcentury Modern, Here’s Your Second Chance

By Joanna England / January 7, 2022 /

Love at first sight can be brutal. That’s especially true in real estate. Truly, if you fall in love with a home in this market, you have to act fast and outbid everyone else who fell for it, too. It’s like an episode of The Bachelor, except it’s many would-be homeowners wooing sellers with crazy-high…

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This Sparkman Club Estates Home is Perfect For a Pandemic Plant Parent

By Joanna England / December 3, 2021 /

The buying power in Dallas is real right now, with homes in the $400s and $500s selling like homes in the $300s were about three years ago. With homes moving fast, you have to either whittle down your “must-have” list until it resembles Kate Moss back in the 1990s or you miss out. For people…

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A Farmers Market Townhome That Has Seen Downtown Dallas’ Transformation

By Joanna England / October 22, 2021 /

When I moved to Dallas in 2005, it was to work for The Dallas Morning News. Fresh out of college and still learning about the world, it felt like a strange privilege to work for incredibly meager pay (It was bad, y’all) with some bona fide journalism legends. One of those legends was Keven Ann…

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