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It’s My Mansion: Super Cute Bordeaux Village Condo Offers Superb Location

By Leah Shafer | October 24, 2016 |

With our North Texas market moving at its current pace, finding a home for under $200K can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. But they do exist! Today, we’ve found a super cute place in the Bordeaux Village Condos near West Mockingbird Lane and Inwood Road that’s got tons of personality, superb location,…

West Highland Park Cottage Has Loads of Charm and Style

By Karen Eubank | October 22, 2016 |

Our Saturday Six Hundred at 4608 Livingston is just about the cutest West Highland Park cottage we’ve ever seen. We’ve been bullish on this neighborhood for some time now. It’s close to everything — great dining and shopping, minutes from Love Field, and of course the Dallas North Tollway is down the street. For young professionals…

New Colorful Water Tower Brings Artful Touch to North Texas at The Brickyard

By Leah Shafer | October 21, 2016 |

Urban art has a new home in Farmers Branch with a stained glass water tower at The Brickyard. Local artist Joseph Shortell of Shortell Design was commissioned by Dallas-based Billingsley Company to create this iconic structure at New York-style apartment community. Lauren Stout, an independent artist working with Shortell, laid out the color schemes with…

Seasoned Flippers Win Big on Historic Elizabeth Blvd.

By Eric Prokesh | October 21, 2016 |

In the “keeping track of what’s going on in one’s own backyard” file, the recent and rapid sale of 1111 Elizabeth Blvd. has raised some eyebrows. One hundred years old this year, 1111 Elizabeth Blvd. was built for George W. Armstrong, founder and president of Consumers’ Light and Heat Company, which ultimately became Fort Worth Power…

Winnetka Heights Prairie Craftsman Starts Our Dallas Open House Roundup Right

By Leah Shafer | October 20, 2016 |

Every Thursday, we bring you the CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column with five standout properties you’ve got to make time to see that weekend. This is the result of days of research into what’s available now, what’s hot, and which open houses shine. This week, our houses range in price from $499K to $1.099 million. You’ll…

Walk to White Rock Lake From This Adorable Southern Traditional in The Peninsula

By Karen Eubank | October 20, 2016 |

When we first spotted this two-story southern traditional near White Rock Lake, we thought it must be one of those adorable original vacation lake cottages from the 1920s that had been beautifully remodeled. Well, we were wrong — it’s only 11 years old! Built in 2005, the 3,733-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is at 9259 Peninsula,…