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Know Before You Buy: Plumbing Checkups Prevent Leaky Surprises

By Brenda Masse | November 1, 2025 |

If you are a homeowner, plumbing problems are unfortunately about as inevitable as the tides. But the last thing you want when you purchase a home is to be faced with leaky or clogged pipes, faucets that won’t run, drains that don’t drain, or what-have-you right out of the gate in your new house. A…

What Happens When Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Lioness’ Comes to Your Neighborhood

By Eric Prokesh | October 31, 2025 |

It all began quietly enough, about a year ago. Whispers. Rumors. Neighborhood gossip. Once large trucks lined up and stationed themselves on blocked side streets, that confirmed it for me that Ryan Place was indeed a location for Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount Plus series “Lioness.” Suddenly, my neighbors and I found ourselves on a film lot…

Coming Soon: The Legendary Rachofsky House Is Hitting the Market for $23 Million

By Karen Eubank | October 31, 2025 |

The Rachofsky House on Preston Road is the most well-known modern home in Dallas. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Meier in 1996, the hybrid home and museum was the most talked-about property in Dallas for years. No one had really seen anything like it, well, at least not in Dallas. Although it has been…

This Private School Corridor Classic Is a Lesson in Timeless Style

By Daniel Lalley | October 31, 2025 |

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…

Haunted Hospitality: Dallas Hotels Where the Past Still Checks In

By Shelby Skrhak | October 31, 2025 |

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…

Wake Up to White-Picket Dream in McKinney

By Joy Donovan | October 31, 2025 |

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.…