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Laura Avila, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans | November 26, 2018 |

We have held off on posting this tragic, tragic story for weeks with hope that the outcome would be much different. But JP & Associates agent Laura Avila died Saturday, November 24 in El Paso, where she was on life support following a plastic surgery procedure in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico that left her brain dead.…

Three Hot Properties Are Must-Sees in Frisco

By Shelby Skrhak | November 25, 2018 |

For this week’s Suburb Sunday, we offer three different living experiences in Frisco: top of the line luxury for under $800k, brownstone living for $450k, and an energy-efficient homescape for $300k. By now, you’ve heard all about Frisco’s rapid growth, adding around 37 new residents every day, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It’s one…

Treat Yo’ Self — Dallas Tops State For Tappable Equity

By Bethany Erickson | November 25, 2018 |

One of the pieces of good news about rising home values in Dallas is that homeowners could cash out as much as $132 billion (yes, with a “B”) in equity, analysis from lending marketplace Credible.com revealed. The company’s analysts found that Dallas ranks first in Texas and 10th in the nation for total tappable equity…

Eighteenth Century Philadelphia Abode Home to Nation’s First National Anthem

By Bethany Erickson | November 25, 2018 |

When Philadelphia lawyer Joseph Hopkinson and his wife Emily settled into their home on Spruce Street in 1794, the country was still in its infancy. Construction on the home itself had been completed just three years prior, by cabinet maker Jesse Williams. Hopkinson saw the country grow from a collection of colonies that banded together…

Entertain For the Holidays In Style With East Village Modern

By Bethany Erickson | November 24, 2018 |

It may be two days after Thanksgiving, but we’re betting that with the holiday entertaining season upon us, you might just be on the lookout for a home with great space for that, such as our Saturday Six Hundred in the East Village. Listed by Brandon Travelstead and the Travelstead Property Group with Dallas City…

Two North Oak Cliff Abodes With Open Houses Sunday

By Bethany Erickson | November 24, 2018 |

Sometimes we get listings pitched to us that just don’t quite make it in time for one of our regular features, but when we take a look at them, we realize that they’re too good to pass up. Such is the case this week with two North Oak Cliff homes that were pitched by the…