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As Spring Homebuying Season Nears, Inventory Hits Historic Low in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Tommy Cummings | January 22, 2022 |

A new Zillow report finds that the number of homes for sale around the country hit a record low in 2021 — down more than 40% from the end of 2019 before the pandemic hit.

Snider Plaza Alliance Appeals Case to Fight Rezoning

By Candy Evans | January 21, 2022 |

A group of community members is appealing a ruling that could give a developer the go-ahead to change the look and feel of Snider Plaza, University Park’s landmark shopping center, forever. Last November, Dallas County District Court Judge Sheryl McFarlin dismissed a lawsuit that was seeking to block a commercial development planned for the southeast…

We’re Charmed By This Sweet Midcentury Ranch in Old Lake Highlands

By Joanna England | January 21, 2022 |

“You just can’t beat a 1950s-built pier-and-beam home!” says Sam Bullard, who has listed this adorable Midcentury Ranch in Old Lake Highlands. And if his listing is the example with which we are setting the bar, he’s absolutely right — you just can’t beat it. Fans of this arboreal area will adore this home’s location.…

Find The Best of Westover Hills on Shady Oaks Lane

By Eric Prokesh | January 21, 2022 |

This was one of those weeks in which I went through all 80 pages of a real estate site (over 500 listings) without finding anything inspiring. Not counting a Westcliff modern which was irresistible until I succumbed to a severe bout of déja vu and realized I had written about it four years ago. By…

Robert Bruno’s Steel House Could Be Your Next Weekend Getaway

By CandysDirt | January 21, 2022 |

Lubbock, Texas, was the unlikely scene where one man spent over nearly 35 years creating a house that was intended far more to be sculpture than livable. Robert Bruno built the entire thing himself out of Corten steel.  However, the house wasn’t (and still isn’t) finished. The steel behemoth was bequeathed to his daughter, then…

Site of Preston Place Condos Razed by Fire Finally Sells to Houston Developer

By Candy Evans | January 20, 2022 |

The nearly two-acre property at Preston and Northwest Highway in the multi-family enclave known as “Behind the Pink Wall,” has finally sold. The property has changed hands almost five years after the tragic fire that decimated Preston Place Condominiums, killed one resident, and left owners homeless while still making payments. All that remained of the…