Suburban Living
Looking for a four-bedroom new-construction smart home in the $200,000 price range? It’s probably not going to happen in Dallas proper but there’s a good shot you’ll find what you’re looking for in Josephine. The once-small community in Collin and Hunt counties is in the midst of a housing boom — two words that haven’t…
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At CandysDirt.com, we often venture outside “Dallas proper” for stories on housing initiatives, real estate, and neighborhood battles. And we get it. Fort Worth is not a suburb. As the fastest-growing city in Texas, Cowtown is its own metropolitan area. However, in reviewing the top stories of the year, we couldn’t overlook Fort Worth, well-deserving…
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Duncanville residents made it clear this week that they want blue herons rather than Pappadeaux, a trail system rather than an apartment complex, and a circle of tree stumps to gather for the study of plant species rather than a college campus. The Duncanville City Council rezoned 42 acres and updated its comprehensive land use…
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Once rural, cities in Denton County are grappling with providing services as people are making their way past US 380. The growth of the Dallas-Fort Worth region has been steady and swift, with data showing the population has ballooned from 4.1 million in 2000 to 6.5 million in 2022. Growth is not isolated to Dallas…
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Have you ever driven by an eyesore property and thought about how it could be repurposed into something great? It’s in a perfect location; it just needs a little TLC. That’s exactly what happened to Richard Robson, who regularly bicycles the Green Trail and Blue Trail to downtown Carrollton. The home at 1300 Francis St.…
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