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Panoramic Views From a Corner Unit in Phillip Murrell’s Favorite Downtown Highrise

By Brenda Masse | July 23, 2025 |

A view like that would be a heck of a backdrop to daily life, wouldn’t it? If the view doesn’t give it away, this week’s stunning Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters with First Horizon is a corner unit in Dallas’ Arts District’s One Arts Plaza. And I have to agree with…

Can Someone Save This Piece of Fort Worth History from the Wrecking Ball?

By Joy Donovan | July 23, 2025 |

The clock is ticking for anyone who wants to own a piece of Fort Worth history. The Reilly-LeHane House is a historic find tucked into Fort Worth’s Samuels Avenue neighborhood. The house, built in 1889 on Samuels Avenue, is one of Fort Worth’s oldest surviving houses, and it’s in need of rescue quickly. After standing…

This Artful Oak Lawn Heights “BIRD House” Rental Flew Off the Market — Literally

By Elaine Raffel | July 23, 2025 |

If you’re in the market for a rental home, you don’t need a little birdie to tell you: If you see a cool property, sign on the dotted line — pronto. Especially if it comes with its own custom, glow-in-the-dark silver bird sculpture built right into the architecture. It’s just what you’d expect from Boss…

Wowsers! This Michigan Home Takes the Worst of the ’70s Doesn’t Hold Back

By Mimi Perez | July 23, 2025 |

July is my CandyDirt.com anniversary. That’s right, it’s been four years since I started writing about whackidoo homes and it has been quite the eye-opener. Not only have mirrors been hung is the most questionable of locales, urinals found a home in the kitchen and, with underlighting becoming a thing in the world of home…

City Rankings Have Dallas Down in the Dumps 

By Charles Grand | July 22, 2025 |

It seems Dallas has a whole lot of work to do to make itself more livable for renters and first-time homebuyers, at least according to a couple of recent analyses surveying the national housing market. Obviously, the issue of affordability has dogged the city for quite some time now, but Dallas isn’t alone on that…

What Would You Fix on Your Block? These Dallas Residents Got the Chance with New Grants

By Mimi Perez | July 22, 2025 |

Mr. Rogers was fond of reminding us that when times are tough, it is important to look for the helpers. “You will always find people who are helping,” he would say. Well this past Friday, it was easy to find the helpers. They were in the Flag Room at Dallas City Hall receiving $1,500 Love…