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Georgia on Your Mind? Mandarin Oriental Residences are a Dream

By Jon Anderson | October 27, 2016 |

One episode of Designing Women has Julia Sugarbaker boast, “I don’t like to brag, but I’ve turned a few heads in my time.” To which Mary Jo retorts, “Well, you didn’t do it with those.”  Of course they weren’t talking about the Atlanta penthouse situated atop the Mandarin Oriental Residences hotel and condominium project, because heads…

Lake Highlands Custom Home is a Dream For Families

By Karen Eubank | October 27, 2016 |

  The love for Lake Highlands runs deep. It’s commonplace to find people that grew up there, moved away to begin careers then moved back as soon as they could to raise their families. Richardson ISD is also a big draw, with fierce school loyalty in every part of Lake Highlands. It has the perks…

Location Is Prime With This Wilshire Summit Traditional, Updated and Move-In Ready

By Leah Shafer | October 27, 2016 |

If a fabulous East Dallas location is on your future home checklist, make time to see our Thursday Three Hundred, near East Mockingbird Lane and Skillman Street in the Wilshire Summit neighborhood. The home at 4217 Concho St. sits just 2.6 miles from the west shores of White Rock Lake and 5.4 miles from downtown Dallas. It’s close to…

Through Thick and Thin: Why High-Rise Floor Plans Matter

By Jon Anderson | October 26, 2016 |

When I was a high-rise n00b, I didn’t consciously understand why I gravitated towards one floor plan versus another.  Sure, sometimes it’s easy to spot — one’s too small, one’s got an inconvenient pillar, another doesn’t have enough closet space, and yet another is on a too-low floor.  But why, when all things were relatively…

Can Political Signs in THIS Election Blow a Sale?

By Candy Evans | October 26, 2016 |

Call it another “sign of the times”. WFAA-TV ran a great report last week on how obsolete political yards signs have become. The reason? They are not as valuable as they once were. They are, as one political consultant put it, old school. Social media far outperforms them. What good does a yard sign on…

Love Getting Spooky? These 3 North Texas Suburbs Are The Best Places to Celebrate Halloween

By Joanna England | October 26, 2016 |

WalletHub, one of our favorite sources for all of those ranking lists that pit cities against each other on a wide variety of somewhat pointless criteria, just crunched the numbers to discover what American cities are the best places to celebrate Halloween. Now, this annual day of spooky decor, jack o’ lanterns, and politically incorrect…