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An Urban Cowboy’s Dream: 44 Acres of Ranch Land in the Heart of Flower Mound

By CandysDirt | July 17, 2025 |

If you’re looking to purchase ranch land, but don’t want to have to drive hours outside the city to enjoy it, look no further. Susan Baldwin with Allie Beth Allman & Associates has just brought 5200 Cross Timbers Road in Flower Mound to market and it’s the answer to every urban cowboy’s prayers. Offered for…

Foreign Homebuyers Are Back — And Texas Is a Favorite Destination

By Charles Grand | July 17, 2025 |

The American Dream still sells, even though it’s increasingly being sold abroad, with foreign homebuyers acquiring billions of dollars in housing stock over the last year or so. An annual study conducted by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) shows that some $56 billion in homes were purchased by foreigners between April 2024 and March…

She Wrote the Book on Dallas Historic Homes: Virginia McAlester’s Archive Now Open at SMU

By Karen Eubank | July 17, 2025 |

There was no one like Virginia McAlester. Without her, I have little doubt the mansions on Swiss Avenue would be only a memory, and much of our architectural heritage would have disappeared. McAlester was an advocate and activist for our built history. She is best known, in a national sense, for writing “A Field Guide…

Best Home Renovation ROI? Study Says It’s Not the Kitchen or Bath

By Shelby Skrhak | July 17, 2025 |

When it comes to renovations that actually pay off in Texas, curb appeal is king. A new study by Oakridge Remodels ranked the most profitable home improvements across the state, and topping the list wasn’t a full kitchen redo or spa bathroom — it was a stone veneer addition. The study was based on the…

Great Buy In Casa Linda: Why Hasn’t It Sold?

By Brenda Masse | July 16, 2025 |

It’s a beautiful home in a great neighborhood. Why hasn’t it sold yet? If you’re thinking this home looks familiar, you’re right. We featured 9357 Creel Creek two months ago as our Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters with First Horizon, with every expectation that a home as cute as this one…

Penrose to Bring 382 Apartments, Cold Plunge Pools, Golf Sim to Frisco’s Southstone Yards

By Shelby Skrhak | July 16, 2025 |

Frisco’s Southstone Yards campus is about to get a major new addition. Dallas-based Rosewood Property Company has broken ground on Penrose, a luxury apartment development located at 4301 Tributary Way, near SH 121 and Spring Creek Parkway. When completed in 2027, Penrose will offer 382 apartment homes across 5.05 acres, placing future residents at the…