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Luxury Leader Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Showcases Virtual Open Houses

By Candy Evans | April 21, 2020 |

We’re calling it the “V-word” — virtual cocktail parties, virtual open houses and now, at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, virtual reality tours that will pull you into house hunting like you never have before — virtual house hunting, that is. And you will super safe, ensconced in the comfort of your CURRENT home. Briggs…

Updated Midcentury With a Pool For Less Than $400K? Only in Richardson

By Nikki Barringer | April 21, 2020 |

If ever there were a reasonably priced house in a super cute neighborhood that was worth putting pants and a mask on to go see, this is it. It’s a Midcentury Modern, or MCM or “yay, love those lines.” And we’re not talking about the ones wrapping around the building at Central Market, though both…

Find the Perfect Home for Empty Nesters in Grand Prairie’s Grand Peninsula

By Shelby Skrhak | April 21, 2020 |

This week’s Inwood Home of the Week is an affordable find in Grand Prairie‘s Grand Peninsula neighborhood, a master-planned enclave of homes located on Estes Peninsula of Joe Pool Lake. This 2008-built home features three bedrooms and two baths with 2,174-square-feet set on a single-story. This home is perfect for an empty nester looking for…

Title Tip: When is a Foot Not a Foot? U.S. to Change Official Measurement

By Lydia Blair | April 21, 2020 |

Not all surveyors have two right feet. But some do. For more than 100 years, there have been two different survey definitions of the 12-inch measurement known as a foot. But change has been afoot for some time for the official measurements used by U.S. surveyors. Many land surveyors use the widely accepted International Foot…

Find a Texas Hill Country Vibe in Covered Bridge Canyon

By Seth Fowler | April 21, 2020 |

Rolling hills, large trees, babbling creeks, scenic views … this isn’t the Texas Hill Country, this is Covered Bridge Canyon just west of Fort Worth. Ashton Theiss of The Ashton Agency has a new listing located just minutes from downtown Fort Worth yet, feels like miles away. Situated on 1.5 acres, the home of 3,830…

Penthouse Proceed: Work Restarts As State Clarifies Essential Service

By Jon Anderson | April 20, 2020 |

Last week you read about the Penthouse Pause, where construction on my high-rise flip-and-live project had been halted due to COVID-19. That column was written over a week ago (I write most columns on weekends) and things changed during that ensuing week. We all know COVID-19 has forced daily changes to how the world operates…