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Live in a Sleek Luxury Duplex with Treetop Views

By Karen Eubank | March 1, 2018 |

Our Inwood Home of the Week is a sleek luxury duplex at 3622 Edgewater Street. It’s the sophisticated, grown-up version of your childhood treehouse. Although it was built in 2008, it was brought to life in 2013 with a complete remodel by Cheryl Parsa, Principal and Design Director of Art of Living Modern. When her…

Don’t Miss These Three Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer | March 1, 2018 |

Open houses are like real estate on parade. Houses, condos, and townhomes don their finest to wave to the crowds and make an impression.  Today, the parade is led by the three properties in our CandysDirt.com Dallas Open Houses of the Week column. We’ve scoured the DFW listings and picked the ones to recommend for your weekend…

Greenbelt Lochwood Home Allures with Great Character, Updated Kitchen-Baths

By Leah Shafer | March 1, 2018 |

If you’re looking for an East Dallas neighborhood that sits at the intersection of urban and outdoorsy, Lochwood is your ticket. Houses here fly on and off the market for a reason: people love the neighborhood!  Lochwood is situated a few miles east of White Rock Lake, about a 15-minute drive from downtown and a…

As Evacuations Continue, Neighbors Gather To Grill Atmos Energy

By Bethany Erickson | February 28, 2018 |

Neighborhoods near the site of Friday’s fatal home explosion will continue to be wary after more rounds of evacuations continue to be announced daily — including the fire station closest to the explosion site. The most recent round of evacuations was announced by Atmos Energy around noon Wednesday, and includes the 3800 block of Cortez…

Anticipating Change is the Secret Weapon For Building Longevity

By Jon Anderson | February 28, 2018 |

As part of my research into Copenhagen’s BIG architects, I watched a recent interview with founder Bjarke Ingels titled Different Angles.  A story he told dovetailed with something I’ve been thinking.  He talked about visiting an abandoned 2,750-year-old Synagogue in northern Iraq. He found out that it had only become derelict in the past 50…

Wednesday WTF: Truth in Advertising, the Real Estate Edition

By Bethany Erickson | February 28, 2018 |

So, Realtors, have you ever had a house you’ve had trouble moving, and have been super desperate to just unload it already? Because today’s Wednesday WTF is definitely about a Realtor who was in such a predicament. See, Ellis King has a perfectly lovely listing in Manvel — a Houston exburb near Pearland and Alvin…