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You Won’t Believe These Shocking Tales From The Panel Box

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | October 21, 2020 |

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.” When you’re buying a home, the major areas of consideration from an inspector’s standpoint are the roof, plumbing, foundation, HVAC, and electricity. These are your bigger-ticket…

Engagement: How Manchester Care Homes Keep Residents COVID Free and In Touch

By Candy Evans | October 21, 2020 |

We have talked about the high-quality care offered at Manchester Place Care Homes and Cambridge Caregivers, known for personalized attention and carefully vetted, well-trained staff when it comes to assisted living in North Texas. Client safety is paramount, and was never more so than during the month of March, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic settled in the…

Are Conversation Pits Back? Part One

By Adlene Neely Dealey | October 21, 2020 |

I don’t know what the benevolent Wednesday WTF fairies are drinking these days, but they bestowed me with not one but TWO homes with some kind of conversation pit-type situation and a whole lot of a bunch of other situations. I almost considered doing both at once (that’s what he said) but then I realized…

Breaking: Ebby Halliday Companies Expands East to Cedar Creek Lake

By Candy Evans | October 20, 2020 |

Ebby Halliday acquires Cedar Creek Lake brokerage

Central Market To Reopen, Expand Preston Royal Store Spring 2021

By Candy Evans | October 20, 2020 |

Most of the 140 employees will return to the PR location On Monday, the eve of the one-year anniversary of last year’s EF-3 tornado that flattened North Dallas from Harry Hines Boulevard to the Home Depot at Forest and Central — but miraculously killed no one — city officials and representatives from Central Market’s parent…

How Energy Concierges Work to Save You Money

By Shelby Skrhak | October 20, 2020 |

At face value, the concept of Texas’ deregulated electricity market sounds like a good idea, right? Providers will compete with each other to offer the best electricity rates. But that’s not always the case. Providers push great packages that are actually full of hidden fees and charges, making it extremely frustrating and confusing. When it…