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Lawn Chairs Ready? 20 North Texas Fireworks Shows to Celebrate Independence Day

By Joy Donovan | July 3, 2025 |

Fireworks on July 4th are as American as mom, apple pie and the stars and stripes. But want to guess as to how many people who get caught up in the excitement of celebrating America’s birthday also end up getting injured? Too many is the answer, and it’s enough the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…

Sophisticated Spanish Colonial Hits the Market in Stevens Park

By Brenda Masse | July 2, 2025 |

A stylish Spanish Colonial on a large, treed lot, with four bedrooms, in the heart of coveted Stevens Park … This week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon, has so much to get excited about. The 1935-built stunner at 2010 Mayflower is a beautifully and thoughtfully…

Irving Realtor Leads Massive Fourth of July Tradition to Plant 40,000 Flags Citywide

By Rick Mauch | July 2, 2025 |

Realtor Nell Anne Hunt has a simple philosophy when describing her love of country: We don’t live in America — America lives in us. Every year during the week leading up to Independence Day, she and 300 of her volunteer friends bring that belief to life. It’s called the Great Flag Caper, and it’s been…

You Can Enjoy Lake Life and Wine Country Less Than Two Hours From Dallas

By Candy Evans | July 2, 2025 |

Lake houses make for great family memories and 1000% relaxation. Your blood pressure goes down, your pace slows, some say you even add a few years to your life. That’s one reason why my good friend Glenn Phillips, CEO of Lake Homes Realty in Birmingham, Alabama, says the buying process for a lake home takes…

5 Wednesday WTF Homes That Deserve a Second Take

By Mimi Perez | July 2, 2025 |

The July 4th holiday is one that holds a lot of nice memories for me. My parents would hold barbecues at our house where our neighbors and friends would come over. It was loud and it was fun. My Pops would squeeze every bit of lighter fluid out of the can. I can still hear…

What Compass’s Lawsuit Against Zillow Is Really About

By Shelby Skrhak | July 1, 2025 |

Let’s clear something up: Compass isn’t suing Zillow for banning private listings. That’s a common misconception about the high-profile antitrust lawsuit Compass filed this spring. In fact, some private listings — sometimes called “office exclusives” — are still allowed under Zillow’s policy. What the lawsuit is really about is Zillow’s Listing Access Standards, and the…