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Striking the perfect balance of updated elegance and timeless style isn’t easy. To really capture this classic ambiance, it helps to start with solid bones, add an expert’s eye, and finish with the fine details. When it comes together, it should feel effortless, inviting, and iconic. Above all, it should feel like home. For this…
At CandysDirt.com, I’ve earned the title of “murder house expert” — and I’ll admit, I don’t hate it. There’s something fascinating about the intersection of real estate and crime, the way a home’s history can shape how people see it. So maybe it’s fitting that, fresh off a trip to Disney World and my favorite…
So, you’ve been dreaming of the perfect life…down to the white picket fence, you know an American symbol of the good life. If your vision of a perfect life includes a white picket fence, you’re in luck. In historic downtown McKinney, here we have a house with that literal white picket fence at 919 S.…
You know that saying, “You can’t go home again”? Well, don’t tell that to Jan Chavoya and Dawn Sweda — because they just did, and the Ebby Halliday Companies couldn’t be happier about it. After several successful years at Compass, the powerhouse duo behind the Chavoya Sweda Group has returned to where it all began:…
Downsizing looks different at different stages of life, and for my family, it is taking the shape of little girls becoming big girls. Over the past few weeks, my daughters (ages 7 and 9) have made the decision to move into separate “big girl” rooms. This move means our current guest room becomes my older…
Could the worm finally be turning for homebuyers in the Lone Star State? The latest Texas Quarterly Housing Report suggests that might just be the case, with little hints of a rebalancing of power in the housing market. Texas Realtors dropped its Q3 report on Tuesday, and while home prices didn’t see any significant movement…
