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High-Rises Demographics, Part 2: Where the Youngin’s Are

By Jon Anderson | August 11, 2015 |

In the first part of this series I wrote about how unit prices, resident age and income are data points for high-rise buyers to consider before purchasing their castle in the sky. The reason for these calculations is to better understand if a building matches a buyer’s philosophy. Of course this information doesn’t produce a…

Funky Little Forest Hills Cottage Shows Artistic Vision for House, Outdoor Spaces

By Leah Shafer | August 11, 2015 |

Little Forest Hills real estate is a study in whimsy and character, with some of the most eclectic architecture in Dallas among its 1,000 or so houses. Case-in-point: Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred at 8907 San Leandro Dr., near Garland Road and Lakeland Drive. This Little Forest Hills cottage is fanciful and fun, from the bright exterior colors and…

Texas ASID Awards Gala is Wednesday, And We Can’t Wait to See the Winners

By Joanna England | August 10, 2015 |

  It’s going to be a who’s who of the highest end interior designers and their ilk at the Grand Ballroom inside the newly renovated Renaissance Dallas Hotel this Wednesday, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., as the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Texas Chapter holds its annual awards gala.   The 2015 Legacy of…

Dallas Public Schools: Gearing Up for a Bond Election

By Bethany Erickson | August 10, 2015 |

Last March, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the bridge fund – a stop-gap measure aimed at taking funds out of the very healthy district surplus to address immediate needs on several campuses. During the debate, more than a couple of trustees said their vote came with a healthy amount of trust –…

Monday Morning Millionaire: An Olympian’s Pool is What You Need to Beat the Dallas Heat

By Candy Evans | August 10, 2015 |

Sometimes it takes a real athlete to survive this heat. How about a home with a pool that was once used by an Olympian athlete? One of the former legacy owners of this home was Mitzi Ryan, an Olympic rower for the USA.  She married a gentleman from Australia and lived for years in this…

The Unwalkable Walkable City: Our Homeless Problem in Dallas Not Yet in Critical Condition?

By Candy Evans | August 10, 2015 |

I was in San Francisco last week for Inman Real Estate Connect. Loved it, as ever. Saturday, I got a Change.com petition launched by Rob Hahn (a Texan, Houston, and a pretty smart guy) to change the location of the conference OUT of San Francisco’s Tenderloin to somewhere else: ICSF is a great event held…