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Nov. 5 New Leaf Home Tour Benefiting Pamper Lake Highlands

By Joanna England | November 3, 2016 |

Oak Cliff Annex Craftsman Offers Classic Style and Modern Updates to Woo Buyers

By Leah Shafer | November 3, 2016 |

There’s something about a Craftsman house that’s just so endearing. Simple, elegant lines; big, framed out windows ; decorative trim; and a welcoming front porch are just some of the elements that woo buyers. Our Thursday Three Hundred is a classic Craftsman at 730 N. Montclair Ave. Built in 1923, it is lovingly maintained and recently updated in…

Dallas Realtor Shot & Killed in Dallas Parking Lot Was Selling iPhone Through “OfferUp”

By Candy Evans | November 2, 2016 |

Martha Alice Teran, a Dallas Realtor with Dallas-based Gilchrist & Company, was shot to death in the parking lot of Medieval Times Sunday night. Teran, age 42, was apparently helping her daughter sell an iPhone 7 though the “OfferUp” exchange ap: Teran’s family said Monday there were likely three suspects and when they contacted Teran…

SecondShelters.com: Christy Rost Shows Off Impeccable Historic Remodel in Colorado

By Joanna England | November 2, 2016 |

If you follow television and radio chefs and cooking teachers, you’re likely to be familiar with Christy Rost, who hosted the Texas-based television cooking and lifestyle show Just Like Home for 12 years, and a PBS special in 2009 that has become a Thanksgiving tradition, re-airing nationally every November since. Rost and her husband, Randy, maintain a home in…

Millennial Homebuyers Present Challenges and Opportunities for DFW Housing Market

By Leah Shafer | November 2, 2016 |

Nationally, about half of American homebuyers are under 36, according to the latest study on consumer trends from Zillow, putting them squarely in the Millennial camp, born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. Mail surveys from the National Association of Realtors indicate that first timers account for about 32 percent of all buyers, and Dallas Builders…

Making Out Like a Bandit with Pink Wall Condos on Bandera

By Jon Anderson | November 2, 2016 |

It’s not often that there are two identical units across the hall from each other that are suited to completely different buyers. Enter 6151 Bandera Avenue units “C” and “D”.  Both have two bedrooms with two bathrooms encompassing 1,462 square feet with surprisingly good closets and storage for a 1963 building. Both have the same…