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State lawmakers have made no bones about how they plan on alleviating the housing shortage in Texas: stripping cities of their ability to regulate space through zoning. Zoning has traditionally been the purview of municipalities, allowing local officials (elected or otherwise) to plot out what things can be built where in a way that makes…
We all have expectations. Expectations that a trip to Neiman’s downtown flagship store in Dallas would be special. Expectations that we would be dazzled by the perfumes that floated through the air when we entered and that the sales associates would be impeccably dressed in the latest attire and that the Zodiac Room’s popovers would…
From Staff Reports The U.S. Black homeownership rate saw the largest year-over-year increase in 2023 among racial groups, yet it continues to lag significantly behind White homeownership, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2025 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America. The report provides insight into homeownership trends across racial and ethnic groups,…
ValleyBrooke is an exciting new boutique development in Mesquite, and it’s one where dog lovers in particular will want to snap up a beautiful home. You know the phrase “location, location, location.” Well, ValleyBrooke is the perfect example of why that term has become a real estate mantra. Not only is ValleyBrooke Taylor Duncan’s hottest…
I did a quick double-take when I saw this Highland Park classic Tudor because, for a moment, I thought it was an original. It’s not, but I applaud the owners and philanthropists Larry and Joyce Lacerte for their dedication to keeping Highland Park, well, Highland Park. In 2012, they hired some of the most talented…
The time has come once again to find out how Dallas residents feel about the direction the city is heading. More than 2,000 community surveys are going out this month consisting of seven-page questionnaires that will measure resident sentiment over time as well as identify opportunities for improvement in city services. During a Dallas City…
