Friday Four Hundred

Start the New Year Off With a New Home in Fort Worth’s Popular Fairmount

By Joy Donovan / January 3, 2025 /

New Year’s resolutions can be everything from losing weight (of course) to stopping that nasty tobacco habit (yuk) to finishing that Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (work faster). Here’s another thought. How about making this the year to stop renting and buy a house? Building equity over time can build wealth, as opposed to paying rent that…

Highland Meadows Home Offers Peace and Quiet in Northeast Dallas

By Joy Donovan / December 13, 2024 /

Sometimes one needs to retreat from the rat race… Sometimes one longs for a haven, a sanctuary, a refuge, even an oasis. And that, Dallas house shoppers, is exactly how Realtor Terri Brak Thomas describes her listing at 11046 McCree Road in Lake Highlands. Buying this could be buying a roof overhead, plus some well-deserved…

This House is Ready for Its Next Act in Ryan Place

By Joy Donovan / December 6, 2024 /

Aspiring stars, here is the house for you. The house at 2633 College Ave. in historic Ryan Place has everything a rising rocker, divine dancer, or especially a great saxophonist needs to live the dream…at home. The home boasts its own stage in the backyard. Owner John Mink performed many a mini concert atop this…

Cute, Cute, Cute and a Front Porch, Too, in Fort Worth’s Arlington Heights

By Joy Donovan / November 22, 2024 /

We are quite aware “charming” can be overused when describing some of the older, smaller homes. This adorable bungalow qualifies, but other words could be used, too. How about pretty, appealing, inviting, cozy, sweet, delightful, or picturesque? Take a look at these pictures where this charming — oops, there’s that over-worked word again — one-story…

Life in the Fast Lane Gets House Hunters’ Engines Running

By Joy Donovan / November 1, 2024 /

For a lifestyle that is living life in the fast lane, here is the perfect place to live it up. It’s literally up around the fast track. It doesn’t get much faster — at least on the ground, legally — than Texas Motor Speedway. Cars have been zooming around North Texas’ 1.5-mile track since its…