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Don’t Let Your Dream Home Become a Nightmare With Mortgage Scams

By Shelby Skrhak | October 15, 2021 |

Scammers are leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money, your personal information, or in the case of home mortgage scams, both. While the FBI has seen a significant rise in fraud schemes, the process of buying a home is the latest target for wire transfer fraud. Americans lost $1.2 Billion to imposter scams alone…

Tons of Potential With This Deceptively Sized Arlington Heights Home

By Joanna England | October 15, 2021 |

From the curb, this home looks like a modest cottage in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Chamberlain Arlington Heights. At first, I looked at this home and wondered to myself, “For more than $500,000, where is the rest of the house?” Well, let me tell you that there’s plenty of house at 5332 El Campo…

Kanye West Lists Wyoming Ranch After Kim Hosts SNL

By CandysDirt | October 15, 2021 |

You know it’s a good story when the gossip surrounding a property is as intriguing as the listing itself. The news broke Monday in the Daily Mail that Kanye West’s 3,888-acre Wyoming ranch is on the market — two days after his estranged (and maybe reconciling) wife Kim Kardashian hosted Saturday Night Live. The ranch, a purported point of contention…

A Personal Note From CEO Robbie Briggs on The Future of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

By CandysDirt | October 14, 2021 |

A personal note from CEO Robbie Briggs: I have news to share. At Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, I have been committed over the last several years to build a company with a bold vision for our offices, operations, marketing, staff, and agents. We see our seamless technology, agent growth, direct access to leadership, collaborative…

Heritage Oak Cliff Puts New Spin on Its Long-Standing Home Tour With Passport Oak Cliff

By Shelby Skrhak | October 14, 2021 |

When last year’s Heritage Oak Cliff Home Tour was canceled on account of the pandemic, the non-profit neighborhood coalition saw the door on its largest annual fundraiser temporarily close, too. But come Oct. 23-24, the streets of Oak Cliff will come alive again with a new spin on the city’s longest-running home tour fundraiser. From…

These 3 Dallas Neighborhoods Are Steeped in Hispanic Heritage

By Sylvia Bloom | October 14, 2021 |

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, people all around Dallas have celebrated with festivals, exhibitions, and live events that highlight and commemorate the culture and contributions of Hispanic Americans.  Dallas has certainly developed and changed over its 170 years as a city, but its neighborhoods have retained several of the landmarks so important to its…