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Census Bureau Confirms What We Already Know, Texas is Magnet for Population Growth

By Jon Anderson | May 26, 2017 |

Four of the top five fastest growing cities are in Texas according to figures released today by the US Census Bureau. The statistic measured growth between July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016 for cities over 50,000 residents. It’s based on percentage growth, not actual people-based growth. As is always the case with percentage numbers,…

Dallas ISD Latest to Adopt District of Innovation Plan

By Bethany Erickson | May 26, 2017 |

Dallas, Highland Park, and Ector County schools recently became the latest districts to opt for the “District of Innovation” status. Districts across Texas are grabbing hold of a 2015 law that allows them wider flexibility and control of everything from the start and end dates for the school year, class size, and length of a…

Christie’s Luxury Home Market Report Highlights the Other World of Luxury Real Estate

By Jon Anderson | May 26, 2017 |

It was the best of times, it was the not-so-best of times. Christie’s annual Luxury Home Market Report has many interesting insights into the global luxury market and how, in many ways, it operates on another plane, divorced from the broader real estate marketplace. While this should be unsurprising, the wealthy seem to always be…

On SecondShelters.com: The Mountain Home That Music Built

By Amy Puchaty | May 26, 2017 |

If you were a musician in the ’70s and ’80s, you probably heard of Eric T. Schabacker. Well known in the recording industry and Orlando music scene as founder of Bee Jay Recording Studios, Schabacker was the first person to use computers in the recording business and worked with noted bands and artists from Michael…

New Online Tool Takes the Headache Out of Home Inspection Repairs

By Candy Evans | May 26, 2017 |

We’re excited today to announce the launch of a new service for home buyers we feel has been seriously lacking in the marketplace for years. In fact, we would go so far as to say there has been a dire need for a solution to this problem since home inspection reports became widely used. We’re just…

Classy, Spacious Condo Offers Walkable Lifestyle in Lakewood

By Joanna England | May 26, 2017 |

Condos and townhomes are only going to grow in popularity in Lakewood, as more and more aging multifamily structures — including the brick duplexes and fourplexes that line many of the side streets off of Gaston Avenue — are razed. This development, built in 2006 right off of Oram Street, is a great example of…