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Front Courtyard, Big Backyard Stars of This Casa Linda Home, Sitting on 0.33 Acres

By Leah Shafer | February 16, 2016 |

It may get hotter than blue blazes during Dallas summers, but we have plenty of positively divine weather, too (stick your head outside today for proof—high of 74°!). During these gorgeous days, outdoor space is a must. Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred, at 9206 Forest Hills Blvd., offers it in spades, with a secluded front courtyard and big backyard. This Casa Linda…

Millennium Title: More on Nancy Jackson Carroll’s Arrest in Lake Forest, Illinois

By Candy Evans | February 16, 2016 |

As we told you Friday, Texas attorney and title company owner Nancy Jackson Carroll (Spinks) was arrested in Lake Forest, Ill., for theft and KXAS-TV’s Scott Gordon was fabulously on top of the story. Here’s a little more on Mrs. Spinks and her life in Lake Forest, one of Chicago’s most affluent suburbs. Lake Forest…

The Most Fascinating Real Estate Agent in Texas: How Bernie Uechtritz Sold the Waggoner Ranch

By Candy Evans | February 15, 2016 |

Bernie Uechtritz is a Texan cowboy with an Australian accent who cut his real estate teeth in the wilds of colonial Papua, New Guinea. Which would end up being very, very helpful in his future real estate career. Way before he sold the Waggoner Ranch, Uechtritz listed and sold the Calabasas estate belonging to the…

Is There a Bubble In Dallas Housing Prices? Zillow Senior Economist Says Nope

By Leah Shafer | February 15, 2016 |

There’s no doubt that Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the hottest real estate markets in the U.S. Zillow recently named it No. 3 in the country, noting a 4 percent unemployment rate and solid income growth. Additionally, the Zillow Home Value Forecast predicts the Dallas-Fort Worth median home value will go up by 5.6 percent in 2016. But some housing analysts and mortgage…

After Reporting Gas Smells on West Shore, Lakewood Resident Says Atmos Energy Response Was Admirable

By Joanna England | February 15, 2016 |

First off: Did you know that natural gas doesn’t really have a smell? An “odorant” is added to it before it’s pumped through the lines and into your home, giving it that well-known rotten egg smell. If you get a whiff of odorant, you should get out of your home and call 911, according to…

We Were Flipping Out Over Reality Star Jeff Lewis at the Collin County Home and Garden Show

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber | February 15, 2016 |

  It seems that Dallas has become the third coast for reality television. There isn’t a show out there that doesn’t have someone from North Texas cast in it, and as a result many of us are “reality” obsessed, including this Lifestylist®. Now we’ll even have our own Real Housewives of Dallas. I can’t wait! When…