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Title Tip: Why Are Texas Homestead Rights so Important?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | January 31, 2018 |

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor We Texans cherish our homestead rights more than anyone. And we’ve got the state constitution to prove it. Cue the old west music and picture Ma with a baby on her hip and Pa with his rifle at the door of their simple home. That must be what the Texas…

Dallas Hosts Virtual Town Halls on Affordable Housing Strategy

By Amanda Popken | January 31, 2018 |

On Monday, the City of Dallas hosted the first of four virtual town hall meetings to gather community input for updates to its Affordable Housing Strategy. It comes less than two weeks after the Jan. 17 Dallas City Council briefing on a Market Value Analysis report by Reinvestment Fund, a nonprofit conducting this research and analysis for cities…

Five Open House Lessons Every Seller Should Know

By Bethany Erickson | January 30, 2018 |

Ask just about any homeowner who has ever sold a home — the looming prospect of an open house is daunting. There’s the cleanup involved (it really doesn’t matter if you’re normally a very clean person, there’s just something about people coming into your home that brings you to your grout with a toothbrush at…

Rolls Royce and The Stoneleigh Residences: A Match Made in Gilded Heaven

By Jon Anderson | January 30, 2018 |

Dear Diary, Today I drove a Rolls Royce. Not only was it OMG big (like 20 feet long), but it rode so very unexpectedly smooth (I expected smooth, but it’s shockingly smooth). The new Phantom VIII was on display, and quite at home, at the Stoneleigh Residences in concert with the Allie Beth Urban team…

On-trend Farmers Branch Renovated Home Near Brookhaven Country Club

By Leah Shafer | January 30, 2018 |

The under-$300K market in DFW is competitive and fast-moving, especially when a property has been renovated and looks great inside and out.  We’ve found a newly listed property that fits this description at 3317 Chadwell Dr. in Farmers Branch, an inner ring suburb just north of LBJ Freeway sandwiched between Carrollton, Addison, and Dallas. This house…

On SecondShelters.com: Limelight and Lumin Brighten the Snowmass Housing Scene

By Valerie Jarvie | January 30, 2018 |

With the Winter Olympics looming, snow sports and ski homes are on our minds. Exciting development continue in Colorado where a major Snowmass real estate project is underway — Snowmass Base Village. It’s the largest ski resort construction effort underway in North America. Principals just opened sales of two new venues with residential components: The…