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Best Of: Disney Streets Midcentury Will Have You Singing Sinatra, Polishing Martini Glasses

By Candy Evans | December 31, 2016 |

This was one of our most popular posts in 2016, and you can clearly see why. From round beds to the turquoise bathroom to the pristine pink Caddie in the driveway, oh yes and the Kip’s Big Boy by the pool, this home was listed for $665,000 and has been reduced now to $630,000. The…

Dallas & Area Real Estate in 2017? Boring old Normal.

By Candy Evans | December 31, 2016 |

2017 will most likely be a different year for North Texas real estate. We have had a long run of a bull market. Near-record years of construction, infill, sales and increasing values have kept North Texas real estate agents head’s spinning with contracts and, frankly, the good life. To be clear, it was and, in…

Best of: Live the Loft Life in These Historic Downtown Dallas Buildings, Part 2

By Leah Shafer | December 31, 2016 |

This is the second installment in a two-part series looking at loft living in historic downtown Dallas buildings, originally published Aug. 5. You can read the first post here.  Dallas has a rich history in downtown, with many beautiful structures from the early 1900s. We’re looking at 11 of those buildings, which have been converted, usually after years…

Best of: Live the Loft Life in These Historic Downtown Dallas Buildings, Part 1

By Leah Shafer | December 30, 2016 |

This is the first installment in a two-part series looking at loft living in historic downtown Dallas buildings, originally published July 29. Part two will publish tomorrow. Be sure to check back! The loft life never looked better than in downtown Dallas’ historic buildings. With 11 of them converted for residential living, residents have lots of options, in terms…

Best of: Disney Streets Midcentury Modern is Fit for Snow White

By Karen Eubank | December 30, 2016 |

[Editor’s Note: It’s that time of year that we look back at some of the most popular real estate stories on the blog, and among our regular Friday featured properties, this fabulous Disney streets midcentury modern Karen Eubank wrote about in March got the most shares. Enjoy, and Happy New Year to you, our readers!]…

Exquisitely Remodeled Junius Heights Craftsman Tops Our Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer | December 29, 2016 |

You would think not too many people are having open houses this weekend, and you’d be correct! But we still managed to find five outstanding properties for our CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column. Every Thursday, we pick five fabulous Dallas open houses you shouldn’t miss. This week, our houses range in price from $337,680 to $1,349,900. You’ll find…