Real Estate Story

Building For The Birds: Our Home With Josie The Yellow-Naped Amazon Was a Colorful One

By Candy Evans / December 7, 2022 /

My husband had an unusual request: Did we want a parrot? It was 1988. Seems a patient needed surgery and could not afford her deductible but could give us a yellow-naped Amazon parrot in barter. They were worth a lot of money, even then. The poor woman had few resources, and this bird needed a…

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Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: Photographer Networks To Land Rare Junius Heights Duplex

By Joanna England / August 15, 2018 /

Photographer and videographer Andrew Sherman is a regular fixture at Deep Ellum’s hottest music venues. He can often be spotted snapping shots of Dallas’ hottest live acts at Deep Ellum Art Co. on Commerce Street. So when this talented artist was looking to leave the apartment life behind, he had a few requirements that almost…

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Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: French Couple Persevere to Find Family Home

By Leah Shafer / January 3, 2018 /
Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: French Couple Persevere to Find Family Home | CandysDirt.com

Lina Betancourt Fensch is a citizen of the world. Born in the United States to Colombian parents, she moved from Dallas to Paris, France, in 2004. She lived in the City of Light for over a decade, meeting and marrying her husband, Antoine Fensch, and having two children, Mathis and Mila.  They moved from Paris…

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Surviving Hurricane Harvey: One Family’s Story

By Karen Eubank / September 5, 2017 /

The moment Hurricane Harvey hit, everyone called family and friends to see if they were safe and find out what we could do. My first call was to my friends Suzy and Brian. Brian is a vice president with an energy company. Suzy is a designer and owner of an antique shop. They have two…

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Move-In Ready: Merion at Midtown Park Gets Its First Residents

By Joanna England / August 8, 2017 /

If Greenville Avenue hadn’t been closed on the way back from the White Rock dog park, Glenna and Justin Lafitte may never have bought their new home inside Merion at Midtown Park. It was a day like any other — the couple took their miniature pinscher to the ever-popular dog park near the Mockingbird Lane…

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