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Navigating Short Sales Even in the Hottest Real Estate Market Ever

By Candy Evans | February 2, 2016 |

The Dallas Fort Worth real estate market is light years away from where it was in 2010. Home values are up so much some now say we may be in a bubble. In 2010, it was another world. The market was flooded with foreclosures and buyers were having a hard time getting loans. Houses were staying…

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Completely Remodeled Hill Country Contemporary in North Oak Cliff

By Joanna England | February 2, 2016 |

Sometimes a renovation is more like an “elevation.” When remodeling and updating, homeowners can choose to take the existing structure and transform it, or they can elevate it into something altogether new and fabulous. That’s what these sellers have done to this North Oak Cliff traditional. The owners not only capitalized on the home’s location…

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Millennial Interest In Socially Responsibe, Sustainable Design Topic of Next DAF Panel

By Leah Shafer | February 2, 2016 |

Millennials are a generation 68 million strong in the United States, and their interest in socially responsible and sustainable design and architecture is huge. The next Dallas Architecture Forum event is a panel discussion called The Social Initiative, focusing on this group of Americans born between 1981 and 1996. Moderated by Bob Harris, this panel will look…

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Dallas is The Most Expensive City For Apartment Renters, Plano Ranks Fourth According to ApartmentList

By Joanna England | February 2, 2016 |

Demand is pushing rents upward in Texas, and renters in Dallas are feeling the burn in their wallets. According to a recent analysis from ApartmentList, Dallas is the most expensive metro area in Texas for renters, with the median price for a two-bedroom apartment clocking in at $1,560 per month. That’s $90 higher than Austin,…

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Dallas Landmark Commission Votes to Preserve Meadows Building, Delays on Victorian in The Cedars

By Jon Anderson | February 2, 2016 |

The past year has been full of firsts for me at 1500 Marilla. First there was the Planning Commission (who, as unpaid appointees, I wonder how the commissioners live) and then a full council session. Today I was last-minuted into attending a meeting of the Dallas Landmark Commission. Each new experience in the Dallas City…

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Lake Highlands Cottage Turns On the Charm

By Leah Shafer | February 2, 2016 |

Our Tuesday Two Hundred takes us to Lake Highlands Estates, a cute 1955 cottage at 10655 Longmeadow Dr. This 3-2 has 1,715 square feet and lots of vintage touches, like well-maintained original bathrooms and beautiful hardwoods. It’s newly on the market, and in a great neighborhood. It’s also in the Lake Highlands Elementary School attendance zone, rated “8” by GreatSchools.org.…

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