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RIP: After Four Year Battle With Pancreatic Cancer, Allie Beth Allman and Dallas Lose Jack Jacobs

By Candy Evans | June 11, 2018 |

Word came early today that Allie Beth Allman & Associates executive vice president Jack Jacobs, adoring father and husband to luxury real estate powerhouse Doris Jacobs, father to their two beautiful powerhouse daughters, passed over the weekend. Jack, who passed away early Sunday morning, June 10, losing his four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.  “We cannot…

Early Voting for Dallas ISD District 9 Runoff Election Ends Tomorrow

By Bethany Erickson | June 11, 2018 |

Only 69 votes separated Justin Henry from Dallas ISD incumbent District 9 trustee Bernadette Nutall in the regular called election on May 6. But Henry failed to get the necessary 50 percent of the vote (although he came close at 47 percent), so the two have been forced to hit the campaign trail again for…

As North Texas Home Prices Break Records in May, Some Wonder if a Bubble is Forming

By Joanna England | June 11, 2018 |

Far East Dallas is swarming teeming with work trucks as investors, eager to catch the wave of demand within inner-loop neighborhoods, remodel homes on these close-quartered blocks. But even with all of the flippers tacking up new drywall and painting these post-war ranches varying shades of gray, supply of move-in ready homes hasn’t kept up…

Dallas City Council to Decide on Tax Exemption for Knights of Pythias Rehab

By Joanna England | June 11, 2018 |

  For as long as I can remember, the Knights of Pythias building was a large painted gray mass of Beaux Arts architecture, hulking on the west end of Deep Ellum, boarded up and idle. When the historic rehabilitation began, it was wonderful to see the light gray paint give way to the gorgeous brick…

Splurge vs Steal: Two Updated, Lovely Lochwood Homes

By Leah Shafer | June 11, 2018 |

Lochwood is one of the great East Dallas neighborhoods, close to White Rock Lake, Dallas Arboretum, and other area charms. It is heavily treed, convenient, and offers an established neighborhood personality.  Our Splurge vs Steal this week looks at two lovely Lochwood homes with so much to offer. Which one is your favorite?   

Highland Park English Tudor Listed for the First Time in Decades!

By Karen Eubank | June 11, 2018 |

There are homes that are meant to be preserved, loved, cared for, and kept intact — from generation to generation. Our Monday Morning Millionaire at 4311 Arcady Avenue is a Highland Park English Tudor that is the very definition of such a home.