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Affordable Park Cities Tudor Features Major Updates, Great Location

By April Towery | June 3, 2020 |

The three-bedroom, two-bath home at 3445 Purdue Avenue was built in 1929, when this quintessential Tudor was one of many lining this quiet street in University Park. In the ’20s and ’30s, Tudors were THE house for this area. Today, it’s a robin’s egg blue-painted brick home, ready to take in its next family. This…

Become a Village Person With This Potomac Manse

By Adlene Neely Dealey | June 3, 2020 |

Is it still May? Did I miss summer altogether and now it’s Christmas and Christmas village time? Guys, this stay-at-home lifestyle, turns out, means you have no real concept of time. I’m writing this and just hoping it’s somewhere close to Wednesday and I didn’t Rip Van Winkle my sourdough-making self into August. So when…

Trammel Crow Zooms Luxe 2401 McKinney to Oak Lawn Committee

By Jon Anderson | June 3, 2020 |

How does a developer get a better project? One way is to hold a design competition among five firms. This is just what Trammel Crow did for this mixed-use office project coming to the Truluck’s site on McKinney Avenue next to The Crescent Court.   We have a winner … The winner is this design-off…

Viva La France In This Normandy Ave Stunner

By Shelby Skrhak | June 2, 2020 |

Yes, I know. When you’re looking at homes, you should look beyond the owners’ furnishings and picture your own decor on the walls. But what if the decor is so on point that I wish it was on my walls? That’s the dilemma we find ourselves in for this week’s Home of the Week sponsored…

Realtor Commission Splits: Who Gets How Much?

By Lydia Blair | June 2, 2020 |

Today we’re going to discuss a rather delicate topic. Forget the stories about Realtors walking in on naked people, feuding households, or crazy neighbors. The most taboo topic in the real estate industry is commissions and how they are split. Many agents might be surprised at how the general public thinks they get paid. Based…

We’re Calling it Little Blue Boy, But You Can Call It Home

By Nikki Barringer | June 2, 2020 |

Check out this Little Blue Boy over in East Dallas. Major duh alert, as if the blue-painted brick didn’t tip you off, this house isn’t cookie cutter.  But it’s not wackadoodle either, and according to listing agent Robert Blackman, it was “extensively remodeled a little over a year ago.” The flooring throughout is a mix…