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The Architect Index: Dallas Homes Designed by O’Neil Ford

By Shelby Skrhak | July 7, 2021 |

The creation of Texas Modern style is credited to legendary architect O’Neil Ford and his mentor David Williams, and draws inspiration from none other than Frank Lloyd Wright. “O’Neil Ford helped launch Texas architecture on a new path by showing that its roots were deep and often beautiful,” Dallas Morning News architecture critic David Dillon…

What Are The Most Common Issues That Show Up in Home Inspection Reports?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | July 7, 2021 |

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” Just a quick refresher: a home inspector usually comes into a real estate transaction when a buyer has made an offer on a home that has…

Oak Lawn Committee Sees Proposed Old Parkland Expansion

By Jon Anderson | July 7, 2021 |

The Old Parkland lands stood vacant for years at Maple and Oak Lawn Avenues before Crow Holdings restored the historic hospital campus into a significant landmark in 2009. The new campus surrounds the original 1913 Parkland Hospital building seamlessly. Behind the gates, the historic buildings thrive. Interiors are true works of art, from the intricate…

Data Shows Pandemic-Related Rental Surges on D/FW, State, and National Levels

By Tommy Cummings | July 7, 2021 |

In Dallas, rent in June increased 1.4 percent over the previous month and up 6.4 percent in comparison to the same time last year, according to Apartment List’s July 2021 Dallas Rent Report.

This Second Home Escape in Steamboat Springs Just Set Sales Records

By CandysDirt | July 7, 2021 |

For years, we’ve kept tabs on Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club and in that time, we’ve seen homesites sell pretty briskly. Until 2020. The luxury ranch community experienced unprecedented sales volume last year with 10 homesites and custom homes sold. That momentum continues to build with nine homesite sales already in 2021, including the pending closing…

Paragon Realtors’ Alan Hamilton Breaks Down Our Hot Market

By Karen Eubank | July 6, 2021 |

Paragon Realtors’ Alan Hamilton sat down with us last week to talk about our unconventional market. Headed into his 15th year in the industry, he’s experienced at the real estate roller coaster from the ground up.   In 2004, Hamilton started flipping houses with a pal. “I’ve always been handy,” Hamilton said. “I was always helping…