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Nightmare Project Turned Real Estate Dream For $439K

By Amy Puchaty | November 16, 2018 |

Meet “The Bishop,” a hot new listing that real estate agent Alex Prins calls a “nightmare project turned into a dream from heaven!” Prins, of Alex Prins Real Estate, tells us the duplex near the heart of Bishop Arts District, has been abandoned for years, wrapped up in courts, fought over with architecture plans, had…

8th Annual Gingerbread Stroll Benefits Community Partners of Dallas

By Joanna England | November 16, 2018 |

It’s the most delicious holiday home tour every year, and we look forward to the eye candy (and regular candy) on display in Highland Park Village every year in the form of the eighth annual Gingerbread Stroll. This unique edible home tour features elaborate gingerbread houses created by Dallas pastry chefs that you can view…

You’ll Love the High-End Touches on This Entry-Level Rowlett Home

By Shelby Skrhak | November 16, 2018 |

When you’ve got 1,137 square feet to work with, you want to make the most of every inch, and this tastefully renovated three-bedroom, two-bath home in Rowlett does an amazing job at it. The home, listed for $190,000 by Kathie Truitt and Kevin Caskey of Halo Group Realty is well-situated at Miller Road and President…

Lincoln Katy Trail Project Fails Plan Commission Passage; Oak Lawn Committee On Notice

By Jon Anderson | November 15, 2018 |

Lincoln Property’s Lincoln Katy Trail project failed to gain support from City Plan Commission. However, mimicking the Oak Lawn Committee’s own waffling, Plan Commission’s vote was tighter than it might have been had the OLC been more crisp and decisive in its own votes on this project. Several Plan Commissioners voiced concerns about the OLC’s…

Christian Custom Homes President and Wife Indicted on State Fraud Charges

By Bethany Erickson | November 15, 2018 |

Investors were lured by brochures, radio interviews, and email invitations for dinners, where they could learn about “9% investment return opportunities” with North Forty Development and Texas First Financial. Instead, hundreds saw their money allegedly spent on anything but real estate development. The president of Frisco-based Christian Homes, Phillip Michael Carter, and his wife, Shelley…

A University Park Modern French Farmhouse Even the French Would Love

By Karen Eubank | November 15, 2018 |

I set the bar pretty high when it comes to properties I think are worthy of our readers. I try to think a lot like the French, who we know are supremely selective. A home has to have historical or architectural value, or a great story. Or, it has to be so beautiful that even…