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Happily Ever After Happens at Flanders Heights Storybook Home

By Joy Donovan | April 11, 2025 |

Definitely there’s a fairy tale unfolding behind the door at 1207 Walmsley Ave. in Dallas. The house with the eye-catching wood door and the steep roofline is where the once-upon-a-time begins for a lucky new homeowner, no fairy godmother required. Open that round-topped front door, glimpse at a light, bright interior. “When you walk in,…

Advice for a Very Hot Historic Midcentury Modern Market

By Karen Eubank | April 10, 2025 |

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine a Midcentury Modern home as historic, but the definition of a historic home is anything over 50 years old. They seem too cool to be historic, don’t they? But they are and serve as a great lesson in historic preservation.  Every time someone on social media tries to justify the…

Dallas Builders Brace for Tariff Volatility, Buyer Uncertainty

By Charles Grand | April 10, 2025 |

The economic uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s tariff-fueled trade policy is putting builders and prospective homeowners in a tight spot. We’ve all been living through tariff whiplash over the last week, and the latest news coming out of Wednesday is that Trump is pausing many of the higher tariffs he announced on “Liberation Day”…

Homeowners Could Face Higher Tax Bill if They Overlook New Homestead Exemption Audit

By Mimi Perez | April 10, 2025 |

“Danger Will Robinson! Danger!” Whenever the robot said those words to young Will, we knew something bad was about to happen on the old television program Lost in Space. It’s property tax appraisal season so let me just say, “Danger Dallas homeowners! Danger!” Believe it or not, the danger isn’t a scary tax bill —…

Dallas Brings Affordable Housing to Gentrifying East Village With Opening of Jaipur Lofts

By CandysDirt | April 10, 2025 |

From Staff Reports The City of Dallas’s first of eight new affordable housing developments is now open for leasing at 2102 Annex Ave. in East Dallas’ East Village. The complex is the first tax credit housing project in the neighborhood in more than 20 years. The Dallas Housing Opportunity Fund, a public-private partnership designed to…

Tour 5 Homes in Celina’s Sought-After Creeks of Legacy at This Sunday Open House

By Brenda Masse | April 9, 2025 |

If you’re looking for a home, hitting a Sunday open house (or three) is par for the course. But when six agents come together in one fantastic neighborhood to make it easy for you to tour six fabulous homes in one go? Yes, please! This week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters,…