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After Pastoral Career, Steve Cairns is Putting His Talents to Work in Lakewood

By Valerie Jarvie | January 26, 2017 |

  Today’s highlighted agent may be a familiar face to you, especially if you are a member of the congregation at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church — he’s Steve Cairns, who served as youth minister in the 3,000-member church for more than 20 years. It turns out the character traits needed to provide guidance and support…

Own a Piece of Dallas History with this Rare, Loft-Style Munger Place Townhome

By Leah Shafer | January 26, 2017 |

Using most standards from around the world, Dallas homes aren’t very old at all. Sure, you’ll find the occasional 1920’s property, but rarely anything older. Not so with today’s Thursday Three Hundred, a slice of Dallas history as the site of the original Piggly Wiggly store, built in 1916. It is also rumored to have been a…

Uptown Townhome Has Easy-to-Love Interiors, Prime Location

By Joanna England | January 25, 2017 |

  With more and more Millennials looking for urban settings, townhomes and semi-detached residences are becoming increasingly desirable. And our High Caliber Home of the Week sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans is an attractive unit in a fabulous location listed by David Griffin & Company Realtor Janelle Alcantara.

Small Towns Offer Off The Beaten Track Second Home Options

By Jon Anderson | January 25, 2017 |

Pied-à-terre is French for “foot on the ground” and is often described as a city apartment used by suburban or rural residents to get a cultural fix.  Who’s to say it can’t work in reverse?  Why can’t urban dwellers put a “foot on the ground” in a small town just a bit too far away…

Paddles Ready? Grand Treviso Penthouse Goes to Auction in Las Colinas

By Jon Anderson | January 25, 2017 |

Hear ye, hear ye, as the saying goes, on Jan. 28, Elite Auctions will sell without reserve Unit 1522 at the Grand Treviso high-rise in Las Colinas.  The home, having completed a renovation in December 2016, has two bedrooms and two bathrooms spread across 3,169 square feet.  With only five units on this level, you’ll…

Trump Cancels Mortgage Premium Cut: Will DFW Feel the Pain?

By Heather Hunter | January 25, 2017 |

On Friday afternoon, just hours after swearing in, President Donald Trump suspended a Federal Housing Authority (FHA) mortgage premium rate cut issued by former President Barack Obama earlier in the month. The quarter-point cut would have taken effect on January 27. An FHA loan, with its low down payment and less stringent credit score requirements,…