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Elmwood Home Has Cottage Feel and Charmed Looks, Priced Well Under $300K

By Leah Shafer | September 20, 2016 |

When it comes to curb appeal, few homes have it nailed as perfectly as our Tuesday Two Hundred. The house at 1611 Cascade Ave. in North Oak Cliff’s Elmwood neighborhood offers a cottage feel and fabulous drive-up appeal, with painted white brick, a duck-egg blue front door, a nice front porch, and overall welcoming look. The…

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Let’s All Vote for Shay Geyer for CultureMap’s Dallas Style Maker Awards

By Candy Evans | September 20, 2016 |

¹ Look at this beautiful woman. She is Shay Geyer, owner & designer at IBB Fine Furnishings in Frisco. This past winter, Shay was nominated amongst some of the country’s best design talent for the 2016 New Trads Rising Stars of Design by Traditional Home.  Now she has been nominated as a finalist for CultureMap…

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Fair Park Proposal Debate by African American Leadership Institute: The Video

By Candy Evans | September 19, 2016 |

It’s a bit long, 1 hour and 20 minutes to be exact, but this is the video you have all been waiting for. Full disclosure: it was provided by the Foundation for Community Empowerment, founded by Don Williams. A week ago last Saturday morning, a lively panel discussion about the Fair Park proposal took place…

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With Views to Kill, Unit 19F Shows The Art of War(rington)

By Joanna England | September 19, 2016 |

  In case you missed our other entries, on Sept. 22, CandysDirt.com is going to Warr … The Warrington that is.  Our next Staff Meeting open house event will traverse four units at The Warrington. Previously units 3C, 11B and 18E were showcased and you can catch up here, here, and here, respectively.  Today we’re…

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It’s My Mansion: North Oak Cliff Traditional Offers Lots of Charms for Under $200K

By Leah Shafer | September 19, 2016 |

There’s been a lot of attention lately to our North Texas real estate market—it’s one of the hottest in the nation, if not the hottest. With that growth, prices have increased exponentially. It’s getting pretty hard to find a single family home for under $200K in Dallas. But they do exist! Proof: this cute traditional…

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Heritage Says Reserve on Historic Home Easily Attainable, Alan Peppard Looks at 3756 Armstrong Avenue

By Candy Evans | September 19, 2016 |

One of my favorite journalists, Alan Peppard, is back and running at the Dallas Morning News. Alan toasted his return with a great piece on 3756 Armstrong Avenue, the Penson House, where we had a wonderful CandysDirt.com VIP party and preview Tuesday evening. Alan asks the formidable question: why didn’t this major historic property, designed…

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