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From Facebook: Why You’re Probably Doing Your Home Cooling All Wrong

By Bethany Erickson | September 1, 2018 |

After last week’s lengthy look at what buyers and sellers should know about the home buying process, we thought we’d take a look at something that seems to be the genesis of many a family argument — home cooling. In the summer, especially in Texas, it seems like the AC is switched on by mid-May…

News Corp. To Get Texas Real Estate License — But Won’t Be Using It

By Bethany Erickson | August 31, 2018 |

This week news came that Move Inc. (operator of realtor.com and a News Corp. subsidiary) would be ponying up more than $200 million to buy Austin-based lead generation firm Opcity — and that the company would also get a brokerage license. The Austin American-Statesman reported Wednesday that Opcity, which touts a platform it says turns…

Tomorrow this University Park Celebrity Estate Will Be Going, Going, Gone…Without Reserve!

By Candy Evans | August 31, 2018 |

It is not too late to bid on this house! EMAIL: [email protected] or PHONE: (214) 326-1875! You have heard us go on and on about former Texas Ranger Michael Young’s fantastic home at 3508 Bryn Mawr Drive in University Park. We had an open house event there a Saturday or two ago, and you couldn’t pull me…

Travis Avenue Craftsman Offers Opportunity in Hemphill Heights

By Eric Prokesh | August 31, 2018 |

I must confess to a certain lackadaisical, late-summer lethargy searching for this week’s Fort Worth Friday. Then I found 2832 Travis Avenue in Hemphill Heights and regained my enthusiasm. We’ve been keeping an eye on Hemphill Heights as one of the up-and-coming in-town neighborhoods for some time. “The Heights” is a neighborhood south of Ryan Place,…

Hip Hop Is the Hook For Architecture Camp Aimed at Improving Diversity in Industry

By Bethany Erickson | August 31, 2018 |

It’s not mere hyperbole — the worlds of architecture, urban planning, and construction are lacking in representation of people of color. In fact, the American Institute of Architect’s 2016 “Diversity in the Profession of Architecture” found that the one thing most architects — regardless of race — could agree on was that people of color…

Dallas Builders Association Honors Best of The Business at ARC Awards

By Joanna England | August 31, 2018 |

The Dallas Builders Association held its annual ARC Awards gala on Aug. 18 at the Westin Galleria Dallas, and we’re pleased to see so many wonderful builders and firms get recognized for their hard work! The awards, presented in partnership with Centricity this year, are held each summer to recognize building excellence by associate members,…