News
Have y’all seen the forecast? It’s like Beginner’s Hades up in here. For the Wednesday WTF readers who are not from Texas, let me explain: “spring” in Texas is more like a toddler before naptime — blowing hot and cold, irrational, and really inconvenient. And it just so happens that this week will reach the…
By Lydia Blair Special Contributor A Title Plant is not a big factory that produces property titles. Nor is it a flowering bush used in real estate transactions. A Title Plant – also called an Abstract Plant – is an operation used as the basis for delivering title insurance. The main focus is on historical…
One of the most appealing things about McKinney is its beautiful blend of old and new — this community has deep roots and history, married with an embrace of modernity. The residential real estate market there reflects this, too. Some houses are older near the historic district in downtown McKinney; others are hitting the luxury…
It’s official — the likelihood of finding an affordable home for less than $200,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth is slim to none, economists with Metrostudy said last week. “While DFW’s strongest price point during the last cycle, below $200,000, is no longer viable, the “new affordable” price bracket, $200,000 to $300,000 grows,” Paige Shipp, regional director…
Deep in the heart of East Dallas, we’ve found an adorable cottage with huge renovations and even bigger style. Our Tuesday Two Hundred is at 2333 Inadale Ave., near Oates Drive and Ferguson Road, and has a long list of great updates, from all new plumbing, electrical, and low-E windows to new roof, deck, and garage…
It’s that time of year when most of us needed a bottle of Jack and a bullet to bite on just to open our property tax bills. Personally, my taxes are up nearly 52 percent in the past five years with this year alone squeaking in a nearly 13 percent rise. I’ve been increase-capped four…
