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Title Tip: Texas Department of Insurance Report on Title Companies

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | July 31, 2018 |

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) recently released the 2016 Title Agent Statistical Report. Yes, this is now the summer of 2018, so those stats are a bit dated. What can I say? It’s a government agency. TDI licenses and oversees all title agents in Texas. Our state’s title insurance business…

Favorite Fort Worth Home in Rivercrest Bluffs

By Seth Fowler | July 31, 2018 |

It’s almost August and yet I’ve already found my Favorite Fort Worth Home for 2018.  Guess that’s going to spoil my year-end blog, but I can’t help it. Drumroll please….. Seth Fowler’s 2018 Favorite Fort Worth Home is … 224 Clementine Court in the new gated community of Rivercrest Bluffs in The River District of…

North Dallas, Preston Hollow: Pop-Up Homeless Shelters May Be Coming To Your Neighborhood…

By Candy Evans | July 31, 2018 |

Pop up homeless shelters may soon be coming to recreational centers all over Dallas, including North Dallas and the fringes of Preston Hollow — Fretz Park, Campbell Green, Timberglen, Walnut Hill Recreation Center, Churchill Recreation Center — if a current proposal from the newly created Office for Homeless Solutions to house Dallas’ homeless is approved…

Tempest in a Tree Pot: Neighbors Net a Win as Edens Puts Down Roots in Casa Linda

By Joanna England | July 30, 2018 |

Built in 1946, Casa Linda Plaza ranks as the oldest shopping center in Dallas. It encompasses three of the four corners of Garland Road and Buckner Blvd., and serves the surrounding neighborhoods, which include Casa Linda, Forest Hills, Little Forest Hills, Emerald Isle, and so on. And if there’s one thing that’s sure to set…

HGTV Announces Fall Lineup That Is Light on Texas Offerings

By Bethany Erickson | July 30, 2018 |

This time last year, and it looked like Texas would be plenty represented on HGTV — but with the end of Fixer Upper last season, the number of Texas-based shows on the network dropped to exactly none. Last season, we saw (in addition to Fixer Upper) the debut of Flip or Flop Fort Worth. Also, the…

Highland Park Historic Spanish Colonial Brings The Past To Life

By Karen Eubank | July 30, 2018 |

Certain homes define Dallas, and this Highland Park historic Spanish Colonial at 3806 Beverly Drive is one of them. We are more than excited that it’s on the market because it has rarely been available. Settle in with a big cup of coffee because we have a tale to tell.