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Dallas Leads Texas in Putting Up Downtown Digs

By Charles Grand | June 10, 2025 |

Dallas is leading the Lone Star State when it comes to downtown apartment construction, with 7,650 units delivered in the city center between 2020 and 2024, according to a study by RentCafe. The online apartment search website compiled a list of the top 50 cities in the United States by downtown apartment units built during…

New Park Honors South Dallas Trailblazer and Signals the City’s Green Commitment

By Mimi Perez | June 10, 2025 |

The late Judge Charles R. Rose left a legacy of serving his beloved Highland Hills neighborhood as a justice of the peace, a Wilmer-Hutchins School Board Trustee, and as an advocate for his South Dallas neighborhood. When he passed in 2019, the community felt that loss.  This past weekend, however, the Highland Hills neighborhood paid…

Fort Worth Magazine’s 2025 Dream Home Showcases Hilltop Luxury in Montrachet

By CandysDirt | June 10, 2025 |

From Staff Reports Fort Worth Magazine’s 25th-annual Dream Home is now open for tours, offering the public a glimpse inside a 6,931-square-foot Napa Valley-inspired estate perched atop one of the highest elevations in the private Montrachet neighborhood. The single-story showhome, built by The Morrison Group with interiors by Susan Semmelmann and architecture by J. Wilson…

This Montalba Mountaintop Luxury Retreat Must Be the Most Peaceful Place in Texas

By Karen Eubank | June 9, 2025 |

You know, when you get to your vacation spot, there’s that moment when you look out at the view, breathe deeply, and just exhale every care away? Well, you don’t have to wait for a vacation. On the Montalba mountaintop, you can have that feeling every single day. Montalba is located in Anderson County, approximately…

Pro-Airport Expansion Candidate To Win McKinney Mayor’s Race

By Charles Grand | June 9, 2025 |

The mayoral race in McKinney was decided in a runoff election on Saturday, with commercial real estate executive and current zoning commissioner Bill Cox coming out on top over local pastor and former state lawmaker Scott Sanford. Unofficial results show 52.55% of McKinney voters supported Cox in the runoff, which actually saw more turnout than…

Janet Goldschmidt’s California Modern Takes Dallas Real Estate to a New Level 

By Karen Eubank | June 9, 2025 |

When uber-luxury stager George Bass texted me a photo of this magnificent California Modern mansion, he didn’t have to add any context. It was an IFKYK moment. I knew immediately it was a Janet Goldschmidt design.  Several years ago, I interviewed a handful of the top luxury Realtors, who all told me the same thing:…