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The Dallas Mansion that Margaret Thatcher's Daughter-in-Law Really, Really Didn't Want to Live In…

By Candy Evans / April 12, 2013 /

The death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher brings to mind the gorgeous estate home you see at 4850 Preston Road. Built in 2008 by Sharif & Munir Luxury Home Builders, it was one of the biggest spec homes in Dallas: almost 14,000 square feet on .62 acres. Neighbors are as high-falutin’ as they…

The Dallas Mansion that Margaret Thatcher’s Daughter-in-Law Really, Really Didn’t Want to Live In…

By Candy Evans / April 12, 2013 /

The death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher brings to mind the gorgeous estate home you see at 4850 Preston Road. Built in 2008 by Sharif & Munir Luxury Home Builders, it was one of the biggest spec homes in Dallas: almost 14,000 square feet on .62 acres. Neighbors are as high-falutin’ as they…

We Asked, They Answered: District 2 Candidate Herschel Weisfeld Wants Nasher, Museum Tower, to Work Together For Solution

By Joanna England / April 11, 2013 /

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment of our series of Dallas City Council candidate questionnaires. You can view the first here, the second here, and the third here. We attempted to contact each candidate in every contested race (10 races total), and those who responded with a working email address received the same eight questions. We gave…

Hot DFW Housing Market, but Slim Pickin's: Why Our Market Is Like Filene's Basement Right Now

By Candy Evans / April 11, 2013 /

Well yes, it’s not even mid-April and it’s a mad house out there in the inner-loop real estate world. Sales of pre-owned single-family homes in March rose 22 percent from 2012. 7,483 properties sold. That’s the highest number of home sales since March, 2007. And we all know what happened after 2007. Hot discussion Wednesday…

Hot DFW Housing Market, but Slim Pickin’s: Why Our Market Is Like Filene’s Basement Right Now

By Candy Evans / April 11, 2013 /

Well yes, it’s not even mid-April and it’s a mad house out there in the inner-loop real estate world. Sales of pre-owned single-family homes in March rose 22 percent from 2012. 7,483 properties sold. That’s the highest number of home sales since March, 2007. And we all know what happened after 2007. Hot discussion Wednesday…