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This Drexel Park Hollow Condo is The Perfect Escape From Paparazzi

By Karen Eubank | March 24, 2021 |

If you are looking for a quiet, secure, private, lock-and-leave lifestyle, this Drexel Park Hollow condo ticks every box. So, who is a perfect candidate for this residence? Anyone that wants to evade the paparazzi! A Paparazzi-Proof Pad Well, to me, it’s a no-brainer for a celebrity that needs a Dallas toe-hold and wants to…

Are You Untethered? Remote Work Creates Shift, Even in Dallas; Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings | March 24, 2021 |

Show of hands, please: Who out there likes to commute? Hardly anyone, right? For those lucky enough to work from home, one of the upsides is avoiding the rush-hour commute. Prompted by health mandates caused by the pandemic, the WFH experiment has revealed a dramatic shift in working life. In Apartment List’s latest report, it’s…

What’s Wrong With DIY? Nothing, if You Know What You’re Doing

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | March 24, 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.” One of the things home inspectors run into a lot is homeowners who have attempted DIY repairs and renovations with limited success. In some cases, though,…

From Hells Gate to Happy Hour, These Possum Kingdom Lake Homes Deliver

By Joanna England | March 23, 2021 |

Located west of Mineral Wells, Possum Kingdom Lake is more than just a spot immortalized by The Toadies. It’s a recreational spot that has pretty much everything you’d want from a Texas lake destination. Actually, it has more than everything because it features some pretty incredible topography, including the famed Hell’s Gate, as well as…

Title Tip: If You Think Closing is Getting More Expensive, You’re Not Wrong

By Lydia Blair | March 23, 2021 |

Recently released national closing cost data showed that in 2020 closing costs increased for both purchases and refinance transactions. Average closing costs for a single-family home increased by almost 6 percent while the average home sales prices increased by almost 10 percent. The closing cost data, announced by ClosingCorp, calculated the cost of title insurance,…

Builder Takes Classic Approach to Fort Worth Neighborhood Near Natural Waterfalls

By Tommy Cummings | March 23, 2021 |

In the small city of Westworth Village, Plano-based homebuilder Shaddock Homes announced that it is opening up a development called Westworth Falls not far from Airfield Falls.