Rockwall

Trade Traffic for Tranquility at This Luxe Lake Ray Hubbard Escape

By CandysDirt / May 2, 2026 /

Let’s be real: urban life is great for a Michelin three-star steak dinner or a day in the Dallas Arts District, but do you really want to spend an evening stuck in an unexpected traffic jam going home? If you’re ready to trade the constant hum of I-75/Central or the Dallas North Tollway for the…

It’s No Surprise That Shaquille O’Neal Loves Living in North Texas

By Tommy Cummings / July 15, 2024 /

You can live large, but you don’t have to always actually live large. NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has purchased vast residences through the years, including a 31,000-square-foot, 12-bedroom mega-mansion known as “Shaq-apulco” in Orlando. But he still appreciates the modest things, too. In an interview with The Dallas Morning News last year, O’Neal said that when he was a…

This Is The City of Black Hills, Willow Springs, or Heath if You Want to Get Technical

By Nikki Barringer / December 10, 2023 /

You’ll find this home in the beautiful city of Heath, right across the bridge near Rockwall. They call themselves “a premier lakeside community.” The homes are large and so are the lots. It’s an area that’s been “rich” since its inception. Back in the day, like 1840, Heath started with a single road. “The Texas…

Rockwall Makes Money Magazine’s Top-10, and Jason Castro Couldn’t Agree More

By Tommy Cummings / September 23, 2020 /

Want to live the good life in North Texas? According to Money, you should head to Rockwall. The Dallas-Fort Worth suburb made it into the top five in Money‘s list of Best Places to Live in America. In rankings released Tuesday, Rockwall was fourth, making its Money list debut based on its “status as one…

‘Dreamy’ Property in Rockwall on 95 Acres Could Be Your Happy Place

By Bethany Erickson / April 7, 2019 /

If you’ve been in the real estate business long enough, you can plumb run out of superlatives. So when a Realtor uses words like “dreamy” and “happy place” to describe her listing, you sit up and pay attention, which is why we’re headed to Rockwall to see a 95-acre family estate. “My clients are headed…