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Competition Over Apartment Units Ticks Up in Texas, Just Not in Dallas

By Charles Grand | December 23, 2025 |

Apartment hunting got a little bit tougher in 2025 as the delivery of new units struggled to keep up with demand and more renters decided to renew their leases than in the previous year, according to a recent RentCafe study of activity in the sector. Nationally, the lease renewal rate ticked up to 63% and…

Even Santa and Mrs. Claus are Downsizing in 2025 and Their North Pole Cabin Is on the Market

By Mimi Perez | December 23, 2025 |

The song that best encapsulates the act of selling your home and moving is “Should I Stay or Should I Go” by The Clash. At one point during the song, the lead singer just screams. If that doesn’t capture downsizing then I do not know what does. Let’s look at some lyrics. “This indecision’s bugging…

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Knows What to Do With a Great House When It Sees One

By CandysDirt | December 22, 2025 |

They always do it big and beautiful at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, and the last quarter of 2025 has been no exception. One fleeting but fabulous home The brokerage had an exceptionally exclusive opportunity for its annual holiday party this year: a night inside one of the most famous designer showhouses in the world.…

Preston Hollow Christmas Lights Fiasco Escalates With Neighborhood Blockade

By Charles Grand | December 22, 2025 |

In a twist to the Preston Hollow Christmas lights saga, a private group has taken out a special event permit limiting public access to part of the neighborhood. While pedestrians were allowed to check out the display Sunday evening, it seems a blockade of sorts was in effect the two nights prior. The move follows…

2020 AIA Home Tour Featured This Modern Prairie by Architect Douglas Guiling

By Karen Eubank | December 22, 2025 |

Since its construction in 2018, this striking Preston Hollow Modern Prairie luxury home has captivated us. Back then, it was only the second residential project completed by award-winning architect Douglas Guiling. Known for a portfolio spanning civic, hospitality, multifamily, and office design, Guiling brings a distinct commercial sensibility to residential architecture. AIA Dallas selected this…

Historic Murphy House May Get the Uptown Treatment

By Charles Grand | December 21, 2025 |

A  proposed project in Uptown is in need of a PD update, and it’ll be going in front of the City Plan Commission next month. If ultimately approved by council members down the line, a 24-story tower will replace a piece of Dallas history: the over-a-century-old Victorian mansion still sitting on Maple Avenue. In 2023,…