Home Building

Perfect Home For a Prepper? Vicki White Says Price Reduction For ‘Green Roof House’ Makes This Dallas Landmark a Steal

By Joanna England / January 28, 2014 /

Everyone in East Dallas knows about the “Underground House.” But maybe it’s time to re-brand this White Rock Lake-area landmark? That’s what Keller Williams Elite agent Vicki White thinks. Now priced at $870,000 (down from $1 million), this Frank L. Moreland-designed earth-sheltered home at 2001 (as in 2001: A Space Odyssey) N. Buckner is an absolute…

Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: No Longer The Queen of Her Double-Wide, Jenna Kujawski Took The Long Way to Build Her Dream Home

By Joanna England / January 27, 2014 /

Full disclosure: I’ve known Jenna Kujawski since our days at Texas A&M University, and we’ve kept up with one another as we’ve both gotten married and had our first kids.

Jenna, now pregnant with her second child, is currently celebrating with sparkling cider as her family moves into their brand new home on the range in Franklin, Texas, just outside Bryan-College Station. It’s a dream home come true for Jenna of Lazy K Designs and her family, who live on 28 acres known as the Lazy K Ranch. Jenna and her husband Brady bought the acreage soon after graduating from A&M, with the goal of one day building their dream home – a home perfect for raising a family and teaching small town values. After 7 years, that dream is now a reality.

Read more about their real estate story after the jump!

Friday Four Hundred: Looks Can be Deceiving, Especially With This Inwood North Traditional

By Joanna England / January 24, 2014 /

Talk about unexpected! From the outside, I’d think 4910 Harvest Hill Road to be sedate and traditional, with some cream and blue upholstery, understated draperies, and maybe a kitchen with some white cabinets and a rather plain countertop. But I totally wasn’t expecting this! Check out the sleek, modern interior of this Inwood North Estates home!…

Mark Danuser of Tatum Brown Custom Homes Breaks Down Custom Home Trends for 2014

By Joanna England / January 20, 2014 /

Constantly at the top of the region’s best builders list, and a CandysDirt.com Approved Builder, Tatum Brown Custom Homes are known for their quality and longevity. Founder Mark Danuser works hard to bring great design, excellent materials, and top-notch workmanship to his customers, which are some of the most fiercely loyal in the industry. Danuser,…

Dallas’ Dirty Little Secret: Cold Weather Means Party Time for the Roof Rats, at YOUR HOUSE

By Cassie Evans, J.D. / January 7, 2014 /

This is a guest post by Cassie Evans. We love having her as a guest blogger. She is a busy attorney who practices commercial/business litigation as well as real estate law (yes, she’s brilliant!). She lives in charming Hollywood Heights Santa Monica with her hubby and ever-changing menagerie of rescue and foster pets, some not so welcome. I do know that critter problems exist all over this city, including (shockers) Highland Drive, in Highland park, where one critter catcher once told me he saw the worst infestation of roof rats ever!