Real Estate Politics
By Charles GrandCandysDirt.com Contributor President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to alleviate the nation’s housing shortage could yield mixed results for builders and prospective homebuyers. The anticipated combination of deregulation and tax relief will more than likely stimulate activity in the sector, but many Americans may still find themselves priced out of the market. A recent Zillow…
It is not enough that the hotly contested District 13 City Council race between Laura Miller and Jennifer Staubach Gates has frozen forward progress Behind the Pink Wall, keeping victims of the Preston Place fire in limbo as to their financial future. Now it could also stymie new home development in Northwest Dallas. About 4.4…
[Editor’s Note: This story is the opinion of the writer and should not be interpreted as an endorsement. CandysDirt.com does not make endorsements in political races — yes, even when our founder is running!] Tomorrow is election day in Dallas, and as you know, I am running for Dallas City Council in District 11.…
[Editor’s note: The following column is the opinion of Jon Anderson and not the editorial opinion of CandysDirt.com.] Many heralded the end of 2016 with grinding glee. There seemed to be way more bad news on the local, federal, international and celebrity death stages than felt typical. I wouldn’t try to wade into the national…
Let’s face it: this week was kind of an emotional mess. If you were supporting Hillary Clinton and expecting her to win, like most of the media did, nearly all the pollsters, and of course the pundits, you were devastated, cried, and probably feel a bit wrung out by now. If you were a Trump…
