Home Building
Naturally, we here at CandysDirt.com have our own answers if you were to ask us: “Who is the best builder or architect in the North Texas region?” You’ll find many of those names among our Hot Builders, too. But Modern Luxury Dallas wants to dig deeper, to see what you think are the biggest trends,…
Builders rejoiced in January when the Dallas Development Services Department reported that it was caught up on permits and didn’t have anything in the queue older than 15 days. There’s little doubt things have improved since Andrew Espinoza took over as chief building inspector last year, but not everyone is satisfied with the speed of…
Expert Realtors representing Lake Highlands, the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and Lakewood talked shop Thursday about building and design trends — and a staggering lack of inventory — in a post-pandemic market. A star-studded panel including luxury real estate agents shared thoughts on what buyers want and what builders ought to be doing at Thursday’s…
Little by little, the process of obtaining a building permit from the City of Dallas is becoming more efficient, and officials report the infamous backlog has essentially been eliminated. Changes to the permitting process have happened incrementally over the past seven months since Andrew Espinoza took the helm at Dallas Development Services. The hire came…
Interest rate increases are affecting a lot more than just a home buyer’s ability to close on a single-family home. Skyrocketing costs for labor and materials, combined with fast-rising interest rates, are keeping buyers from building their dream homes, too. According to new nationwide numbers from the National Association of Home Builders, single-family permits were…
