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What Buyers Want in 2025: From Dog Parks to Downsizing, Amenities and Affordability Are Key

By Shelby Skrhak | June 18, 2025 |

Today’s homebuyers — the few who can actually afford to buy — are less concerned with the biggest house on the block and more focused on what happens outside the front door. That was the message from housing insiders on what buyers want in 2025 at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) annual…

Arizona Home Makes Wonderful Getaway if You Are Yosemite Sam

By Mimi Perez | June 18, 2025 |

During my Psych 101 class in college, we all had to pick a person from history and do a psych eval to present to the class. The presentation I remember most vividly was on Yosemite Sam. Yes, that Yosemite Sam. He is the angry little motor scooter who really needs to sit down with a…

When Rooms Become Runways: The Season’s Most Stylish Home Collections

By Elaine Raffel | June 18, 2025 |

Fashion and design have long spoken the same language — two parallel expressions of aesthetic sensibility. Now, as our homes become deeper reflections of personal style, brands are naturally expanding their reach from closets to interiors.

An Impeccable Art House Condo Designed by Lionel Morrison and Renovated by Cliff Welch

By Karen Eubank | June 17, 2025 |

The Art House condos, designed by architect Lionel Morrison, were cutting-edge when they were completed in 2004. It’s a testament to Morrison’s genius that, 21 years later, this eight-unit building remains ahead of its time.  Finding an architecturally significant, completely updated luxury condo in the heart of Dallas is like finding the proverbial needle in…

There’s a New Dallas City Council on Deck

By Charles Grand | June 17, 2025 |

Dallas City Council members were sworn in on Monday to begin their two-year terms at the helm of the Lone Star State’s second-biggest city, and boy do they have a lot on their plate. Between a tough budget planning season, significant zoning reforms to navigate, a confounding city real estate portfolio bursting at the seams,…

Faith, Family, Friends, Fun and the Annual Juneteenth Celebration Are Tenets of Elm Thicket

By Mimi Perez | June 17, 2025 |

Faith, family, friends and fun are the four tenets of the Elm Thicket/Northpark (ETNP) neighborhood. In other words, if there is an opportunity for a celebration the ETNP neighborhood has no qualms about everyone pulling out their grills, baking some of the most delicious treats to ever come out of an oven, and sharing it…