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Make Sure Your Roof Can Stand Up to Spring in Texas With These Tips From Home Inspectors

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | April 14, 2022 |

By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring high winds, hail storms, and flooding. So it’s a good time for your roof to be performing its best! Here are some examples of problems our home inspectors find on the roof. Roof Inspection This video is a great example of an…

M/I Homes, Hillwood Communities, Centre Living Homes, and Mar’Sue Haffner Earn Big Wins at McSAM Awards

By CandysDirt | April 14, 2022 |

From Staff Reports The Dallas Builders Association has announced the winners of its 43rd Annual McSAM Awards, presented on April 9 in partnership with Hillwood Communities. The McSAM Awards are held each year to recognize “maximum creativity in sales and marketing.” More than 400 entries were received this year, and winners were named in 62 categories.…

This Weekend’s Open Houses Showcase Style and Sophistication

By April Towery | April 14, 2022 |

A trio of Dallas-area homes with scheduled open houses this weekend offer the finest amenities that money can buy. Get ready to find your dream home. Which of these fabulous open houses are you going to hit this weekend? All The Bells And Whistles Great location? Check. Massive 1.5-acre lot? Check. Five bedrooms and a ton…

The Race For Ranches: How The No. 1 Ranch Division in North Texas Has Shaped This Red-Hot Market

By Candy Evans | April 13, 2022 |

After months of at-home life, COVID has made land more than just attractive. Room to roam and spread out is necessary, and likewise, the popularity of the rugged ranch has grown just the same. Some want acres of pasture, some want a show-ready barn, and some want all of that and more. Now, imagine a…

Lochwood Residents Fight Ojala Holdings’ Apartment Proposal For Shoreline Church on Garland Road

By April Towery | April 13, 2022 |

Members of the Lochwood Neighborhood Association met with developers and Dallas officials Tuesday night to express their opposition to rezoning that would make way for a multi-family housing complex on Garland Road.  Developers with Ojala Holdings have presented a rezoning request to allow for the tear-down of Shoreline City Church and the construction of a…

This Quirky Seattle Home Has Monkeys Seeing Too Much

By Mimi Perez | April 13, 2022 |

One of my favorite animals is the monkey. They are quirky little beasts. Their chill, devil-may-care attitude is hysterical. They are where they are supposed to be and doing what they want to be doing. Oh to be a monkey. One minute they’re flopped out on a tree branch then out of nowhere they go…