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David Schwarte’s Texas-Sized Fight To Preserve Single-Family Neighborhoods

By Charles Grand | October 28, 2025 |

The notion of small government and local control has animated Texas politics for generations, but those days increasingly seem long gone. And when it comes to single-family neighborhoods, each new legislative session brings a slew of bad bills, at least according to the Texas Neighborhood Coalition. A veteran corporate attorney in the airline and tech…

Retail Hellos and Goodbyes Happening in Fort Worth

By Joy Donovan | October 28, 2025 |

Doors are opening, while other doors have closed in Fort Worth, where there’s a lot on the business scene to keep up with. Keeping up with it, well, it can keep you on your toes. Some of us are tickled absolutely pink that Lilly Pulitzer has opened its golden doors at The Shops at Clearfork…

A Magnificent Old Preston Hollow Mediterranean Mansion Has Been Transformed!

By Karen Eubank | October 27, 2025 |

One of the most important things a seller can do is listen to their Realtor. I cannot emphasize this enough, especially when you have a significant luxury property like this gorgeous Preston Hollow Mediterranean mansion. Candy wrote about it in 2014, calling it one of the most beautiful homes in Dallas. It’s even better now,…

The Future of Our Dallas City Hall Should Not Be a Question of Love It or List It

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | October 27, 2025 |

By Reagan Rothenberger Reagan Rothenberger serves on the Dallas Landmark Commission and requested the initiation of Dallas City Hall as a landmark in March of 2025. The commission voted unanimously to initiate the landmark. The first time one sees Dallas City Hall, they are either impressed or depressed by its design. The opinions of the…

AI Startup Mercator.ai Builds Momentum With Texas Contractors

By Charles Grand | October 27, 2025 |

As artificial intelligence starts to reshape industries from finance to healthcare, it’s also beginning to reconfigure how Texas contractors find their next big project. Case in point: Mercator.ai. It’s been one year since Mercator.ai expanded into the Lone Star State, and the firm’s business development platform for general contractors is gaining significant traction. Boasting seven…

A Less Than Basic 6-7 Primer On AI For Residential Real Estate, LOL

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | October 27, 2025 |

By Jonathan MillerSpecial Contributor I’m laying out some basics here and not recapping what AI is being used for in residential real estate. As someone who liked to live on the bleeding edge of technology, I always had to get the first iteration of something new, like the first iPhone on the day it was first…