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Pool Porn: 7 Hot Backyards That Will Make You Swoon

By Elaine Raffel | April 27, 2020 |

If sheltering in place has you going off the deep end, we’ve got a diversion. Seven spectacular swimming pools that feel more like vacation resorts—no travel or reservations necessary.

Get Out of Town to The Ultimate Luxury Lake House

By Karen Eubank | April 27, 2020 |

Why do you want a luxury lake house? Well, my first answer is, why the heck not? My second is more complicated. Let’s look back as far as September of 2019. Forbes.com reported 300 people a day were leaving New York City. This was way before the pandemic. So we are not blaming that. It’s…

Catchups: Reverchon Park Ballfield, Preston Tower, Oak Lawn Airbnbs, Starbucks

By Jon Anderson | April 27, 2020 |

Some topics aren’t enough for a whole column, yet there are updates. So here goes. Back in February, a lawsuit was filed by Park Towers homeowners seeking to undo the city council’s approval of the Reverchon Park RFP.  On March 16, the city responded claiming immunity from – pretty much everything. On March 3, the…

Talking The Future of Real Estate on The Office Industrial Connection

By Candy Evans | April 27, 2020 |

Back when apartments were going up faster than the price of toilet paper, we said, “Huh, maybe there are too many apartments.” Others said, “Nope.” And when we saw strip shopping centers fill up with Amazon-proof businesses such as nail salons, massage spas and hair stylists, we said “Wait until Coronavirus hits, the state closes…

Texas Home Sales Hit Pre-COVID High, Realtors Remain Firm on Price, Renters Look For New Digs

By Joanna England | April 27, 2020 |

Texas real estate made big gains before the novel coronavirus hit, and according to recent surveys, more Realtors refusing to budge on price despite the coronavirus-related market slowdown. However, more renters are looking to pull up stakes despite lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders. Find out about these trends in this week’s Dallas real estate news roundup.…

Orr-Reed Architectural Salvage Is a Love Letter to Dallas

By Karen Eubank | April 26, 2020 |

I discovered Orr-Reed Wrecking Company in the 1980s during my photo stylist days. A photographer directed me down to a part of town I’d never seen to find a rustic backdrop for a shoot. Little did I know the wonderland I’d find. Behind the brick facade topped by a rusted metal sign, next to a…