Neighborhoods

What Are The Hottest Neighborhoods in Dallas? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / September 20, 2011 /

Lake Highlands? Shorecrest? Highland Park? Peninsula? Park Cities? Preston Hollow (my vote!)? Lake Highlands? Midway Hollow? Kessler Park? Bishop Arts? Ravinia? The Cedars? Junius Heights Historic District? Far North Dallas? Richardson? Southlake? Colleyville? Arlington? The other day I was waaaay out in Benbrook,wowzers, beautiful community! I want to hear what you like and why you…

Cliff Notes: Oak Cliff Real Estate News and Muse

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2011 /

Guest post by Will Kolb CandysDirt.com has invited me to become part of its growing family of community reporters.  Founder and Blogger Candace Evans has given me a glorious section of Dallas to call my own: Oak Cliff. I’m thrilled because I think it’s the biggest and the best. Oak Cliff is by far the largest…

Ken Maxwell’s Exposition Park Home Lit Up Like the Fourth of July…

By Candy Evans / July 7, 2011 /

We had a blast, as usual, at my friend Ken Maxwell’s fun Fourth of July celebration. He’s the creative director for the Dallas office of Weber Shandwick, a mega public relations firm. And when it came to decorating his home, Ken took a cue from Frank Sinatra and did it “his way”. The Dallas Morning…

Will Baby Boomers Stay Put in the Suburbs or Flee? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / July 1, 2011 /

This article in the Washington Post says that Baby Boomers are changing the face of suburbia and staying put, rather than retiring to the likes of Florida and Arizona, as their parents did, once they retire. The U.S. Census showed how rapidly America’s suburbs are growing — despite efforts to squeeze us into greener, urban multi-family…

Lakewood Shopping Center Just Got a Sugar Daddy: Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / June 21, 2011 /

Changes coming over at Lakewood Shopping Center than could positively impact local homeowners. Steve Brown is reporting that Lincoln Property Co. bought the central block of the Lakewood retail district at Abrams Road and Gaston Avenue,  60,000-square-feet that houses the Dixie House and the cozy Lakewood Ace Hardware. This property has been owned for years by the Corrigan family,…