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Cute Cottage in Kessler Plaza Offers Location and Value

By Joanna England | July 28, 2016 |

It’s rare to find an adorable home at an affordable price in a North Oak Cliff neighborhood that is seeing dramatic price increases and appreciation. I mean, this area of Dallas is growing like gangbusters, attracting more and more Millennials, so prices are increasing along with gentrification. But this home just west of Hampton Road…

Jon’s Completely Biased Residential High-Rise Awards, Part 3

By Jon Anderson | July 28, 2016 |

Part 3 continues … and ends … my self-serving, completely subjective high-rise awards based on equally dubious categories.  Click here if you missed Part 1 or Part 2. 8. Best Private Club Feel: Ritz Residences  

Highland Park Georgian Gem is a Classic in a Perfect Location

By Karen Eubank | July 28, 2016 |

  Our Inwood House of the Week from Inwood National Bank is exactly the sort of home Neiman Marcus seeks out as a location for their furniture and linen catalogs. I know because in another life I used to scout for homes exactly like this one. With their ordered facades, perfect proportions and simple elegance…

Far North Dallas Contemporary With Soaring Ceiling Tops Dallas Open House Roundup

By Leah Shafer | July 28, 2016 |

Every Thursday, we bring you an insider look at hot North Texas properties with our CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column. We pick five fabulous open houses in Dallas (and the ‘burbs from time to time) you shouldn’t miss. This week, our houses range in price from $375K to $979K. Let us know what you think of our choices,…

Dallas Area Home Prices 9 Per Cent Higher in May Than They Were Last Year

By Candy Evans | July 27, 2016 |

We did it again: Dallas, well, North Texas, made it as one of the highest appreciating real estate markets in the country, according to the folks at the Real Estate oracle of nationwide comparison, Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Dallas area home prices were 9 percent higher this May (2016) than they were a…

Death of the Dallas Dive: The Elbow Room Biting the Dust to Make Room for Dental School?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | July 27, 2016 |

By Cody Neathery Special Contributor Another beloved Dallas dive bar in an historic East Dallas building could be on the edge of extinction. An East Dallas favorite, The Elbow Room, sits in the path of a bulldozer meant to make room for a new dental school owned by Texas A&M University. Like a tough warrior…