Un-Affordable Housing

Pepper Square Fight Heads Back to Court

By Charles Grand / April 25, 2025 /

Attorneys faced off in court again over the redevelopment of Pepper Square Friday morning, with a neighborhood association seeking a temporary restraining order barring the city from taking any further action to advance the project. The plaintiff in the case, SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Association, argued that rezoning of the site to mixed-use is a…

Neighborhood Coalition Sues Dallas Officials Over Pepper Square Approval

By Charles Grand / April 21, 2025 /

Residents Say Pepper Square Approval Violates ForwardDallas 2.0 The SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Coalition, a citizen action group fighting against high-density redevelopment at Preston and Beltline roads, is now suing Dallas officials and the respective developer, claiming last month’s rezoning runs counter to the city’s current comprehensive land use plan. According to a lawsuit filed…

Housing Affordability Crisis Looms Over Texas Legislative Session

By Charles Grand / January 14, 2025 /

The 89th Texas legislative session is set to begin on Jan. 14, and one of the top issues lawmakers will seek to address is housing affordability. Housing stock has not kept pace with the influx of new residents over the past several years, leading to inflated home values and climbing rents. High mortgage rates and…

It’s Hotter Than Hell in Texas, but Would You Trade Cool Summers for THIS?

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2018 /

This home — it’s a burned out shell of a home, to be truthful — is located in California’s Silicon Valley, tech and overnight billionaire mecca of the world, where the housing market is notoriously unaffordable. If you do not earn at least $333,000 a year  ($176,000 if you buy a condo), you likely cannot…