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Its’ tricky to pull off a build that looks like it fits into an established neighborhood but that’s exactly what architect Guy Vance Brown did with 6832 Avalon Ave. David Bush has the $1.7 million listing and is calling this four-bedroom, three-full- and-one-half-bath home an “Alpine Tudor.” We think that’s an apt moniker for the…
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Looking for a unique way to spend Valentine’s Day? Your Valentine will love this unique way to spend a most romantic day, in Fort Worth at the Kimbell Art Museum. In fact, we were a little late with our Fort Worth Friday this week because we toured “Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye” exhibit in the…
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Betimes a bitter sweet experience, to walk a house before it goes on the market, before it has been carefully staged, while vibrations of the past owners are still strong and a devotedly maintained decor conjures up an earlier era and affords an unusual opportunity to sift through experiments in decoration past-some timeless, some not. Such wistful…
Read MoreMuch is said about creating curb appeal when you put your home up for sale. But is it really that important in our sizzling real estate market? And what projects will get the biggest bang for the buck and attract the right buyer? Why not ask Realtors? They’re on the front lines with buyers, hearing…
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It’s been awhile since we’ve had a good HOA schadenfreude moment. Sensing your need for a fix (and a reader with a crazy HOA board meeting me for drinks), well, here we are. All board meetings start with the same tedium of roll calls, calling for votes on topics residents don’t understand (because residents are…
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Home staging has been receiving some nice press lately. The New York Times ran two articles in January about the art and necessity of staging to bring top dollar for your property. Do you need to spend $45,000 and replace all of your furniture to get that longed-for list price? No, not in general but there…
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