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Classic Urban Homes Gives Mortgage-Free Home to Wounded Veteran

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber | August 19, 2016 |

Classic Urban Homes is having an incredible year!  They are finalists in the 2016 ARC Awards in seven categories, including Custom Builder of the Year, and this past weekend they were able to hand over the keys of a new mortgage-free home to a wounded U.S. Army veteran and his family. How are they able…

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Dallas Will Not Get Opportunity for DISD Property Tax Vote

By Bethany Erickson | August 19, 2016 |

Since I write for a real estate publication, I get the, uh, benefit of hearing a lot about property taxes and how people feel about them. It’s because of that I can feel pretty confident when I say that this may not have been the year to try a 13-cent property tax increase, even if…

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SecondShelters: Waco ‘Fixer Upper’ Properties Marketed As Trendy Vacation Rentals

By Leah Shafer | August 18, 2016 |

If you’re a fan of Chip and Joanna Gaines on HGTV’s Fixer Upper, then you know their renovated homes are all near Waco, Texas. It turns out several of the owners of these monuments to shiplap and style showing up on popular rental services AirBnb and VRBO (Vacation Rentals By Owner) as celebrity-designed spaces available by the…

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Urban Genesis Begins Bishop High Line Apartments this November

By Amanda Popken | August 18, 2016 |

As soon as the rain lets up, demolition will begin on the four homes where 70 apartments will be under construction in November. Urban Genesis spoke with the Bishop Arts Neighborhood Association Tuesday night about the Bishop High Line project and the other 50 apartments they have planned just a block away. The projects are planned along Melba…

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Lakewood Modern Tudor Is Updated With Designer Touches

By Karen Eubank | August 18, 2016 |

  Location, location, location — it’s the all-important factor for any home sale. Buyers want a great house, of course, but they also want a great location. Our Inwood National Bank Home of The Week is a beauty, and it’s in a simply perfect location. It’s a Lakewood modern Tudor cottage and it will steal your heart.…

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Remarkable Kessler Park Traditional Wows In Our Roundup of Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer | August 18, 2016 |

Every Thursday, we scour the market to find five fabulous properties with open houses that weekend. These are events you should not miss, and we love bringing you the CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column. This week, our houses range in price from $419K to $977K. You’ll find a range of properties, from the stately Kessler Park traditional pictured above, to…

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