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Looking For a Great Home in Murphy? Here’s Your Sign

By Joanna England | July 23, 2021 |

Are you familiar with Murphy? Not Murphy Brown, Murphy’s Oil Soap, or Audie Murphy, but the city just north of Sachse, west of Wylie, and east of Plano? Well, if you’re looking for a great deal in family-friendly homes, you should study up on Murphy, because this place is swimming with them. Post-Pandemic Perfection Take,…

And The Winner is … a Sweet North Hi Mount Cottage

By Eric Prokesh | July 23, 2021 |

My frequent grousing about the difficulty of finding interesting properties to write about may have become a bit wearing for some readers, but in this tight market, it’s becoming an occupational hazard. As coincidence would have it, this week’s Fort Worth Friday is another stand out listing from Motive Real Estate Group’s John Staab whose…

Y Not? Live Your Architecture Fantasy in This Venice Beach Modern

By CandysDirt | July 23, 2021 |

If off-the-charts coolness is among your criteria for a second shelter, we’ve found the house for you. This showstopper, just blocks from Venice Beach, is the handiwork of award-winning Los Angeles-based Cigolle X Coleman — the “Y” in the renowned trio of XYZ Houses. See inside this incredible icon of modern architecture on SecondShelters.com now!

In The Zone: Proposed Clinic in Northeast Dallas Rejected by City Plan Commission

By Candy Evans | July 22, 2021 |

The Dallas Plan Commission has denied a proposal for the southwest corner of Stults Road and Forest Lane to construct a 30,000-square-foot clinic. Residents of neighboring Hamilton Park, Northwood Estates, Northwood Heights, Royal Lane Village, and the Urban Reserve said they opposed the development for several reasons: The site contains a floodplain and therefore threatens…

Vacation in Versailles and Live Like Marie Antoinette

By Karen Eubank | July 22, 2021 |

As a little girl living in France, visions of castles did not have to dance in my head, they were literally down the street. The Palais De Versailles was 10 minutes from my front door. We drove by the grounds almost daily and visited the palace often. My father was in the Air Force, and…

A Cool Contemporary With Hints of Hill Country Style Dazzles in University Park

By Candy Evans | July 22, 2021 |

If you’re looking for a home with unique architectural beauty in University Park, this is your dream come to life. From the start, the contemporary Hill Country-style façade draws you in blending wood, stone, clean lines, and glass. It nods to Frank Lloyd Wright’s genius inside and out, creating an undeniably tranquil place to call…