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Can You Count the Mannequins in This Richmond Listing? (There Might be a Prize!)

By Candy Evans | July 18, 2017 |

I have stacks of homes to blog, and I’m going to the Neil Diamond concert Tuesday evening, but I just have to get this out there: 4302 Colony West Drive, Richmond, TX. As they say, WTF? This is a home in the Houston suburb of Richmond, and apparently belongs to an artist/jewelry designer who does…

DFW a Close Second to NYC in Apartment Building Boom

By Joanna England | July 17, 2017 |

With new home construction getting more expensive and bidding wars erupting over homes on the affordable end of the spectrum, many new transplants to the Dallas-Fort Worth area — approximately 143,000 of them from 2015 to 2016 —are turning to apartments to meet housing needs in the interim. And while we’ve done a less-than-stellar job…

Don’t Forget Our CandysDirt.com Staff Party THIS WEEK at the Vaughn House!

By Candy Evans | July 17, 2017 |

There is something about this house that just touches my soul. Maybe it’s that the man who built the home, Grady Vaughn, was the founder of the Dallas Petroleum Club, and he died just about the time I was born. Maybe it’s the parties that were thrown here in the 1950’s and 1960’s, with Hollywood…

The Mortgage Report: Market Conditions Make Mortgage Rates a Gamble

By Joanna England | July 17, 2017 |

Technical and Market related news will drive rates to the resistance level, but will it break through and make a run up to the 103 mark? If you’re a gambling man, you hold and wait for the run up. Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) shares his lock or float position in today’s Mortgage Report. You may know him…

Robert Elliott’s Modern Traditional Mansion on Beverly Drive is a Car Collector’s Dream

By Karen Eubank | July 17, 2017 |

Beverly Drive is the most desirable street in the Dallas area. You cannot convince me otherwise. Armstrong Parkway runs a very close second, and yes, I do love Swiss Avenue, but in my book, once you set eyes on Beverly Drive, nothing else can compare. I’ve been trying to figure out how to live there…

Splurge vs. Steal: Two Dallas Luxury Houses in the Coveted 75230 Zip Code

By Leah Shafer | July 17, 2017 |

This is the third installment of a new column here on CandysDirt.com, Splurge vs, Steal (read the last one here). We’ll be looking at properties that offer something in common, but have a big difference in their asking price.   As any Dallasite knows, 75230 is one of the most luxe zip codes in the city. This coveted area includes…