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Haute Ovens: Some Appliance Designs Will Have You Asking ‘What the *#%*?’

By Jon Anderson | June 9, 2015 |

Flippers and developers use what’s worked successfully in the past. People who renovate their own homes love looking for new cool things. If you’re like me, using the same item twice is almost lazy. The only pieces I’ve used before in my latest renovation are a Bosch dishwasher (they’re just good) and a Grohe Ladylux…

Dog Parks Are an Unlisted Amenity In These 5 DFW Neighborhoods

By Leah Shafer | June 9, 2015 |

Your four-legged friend is part of the family, and what pup doesn’t love a great dog park? But how often do you see a nearby dog park listed as a feature in a residential real estate listing? We think that unfair to Fido, so we’ve rounded up five of the best dog parks in DFW to…

McKinney Pool Party Covered by the New York Times: More Bad Press for Police Out of Suburbia

By Candy Evans | June 9, 2015 |

The headline pretty much sums it up: “Jarring Image of Police’s Use of Force at Texas Pool Party” Then the piece rolls out as many of the facts as we now know — who the organizer was, a 20 year old young woman, that she lives in Craig Ranch, that the party got out of…

Views Are Tops at Downtown Loft With Eight-Foot Windows, Rooftop Pool Deck

By Leah Shafer | June 9, 2015 |

If stellar downtown views are on your “must-have” list, then today’s Tuesday Two Hundred will exceed your expectations. With south-facing, eight-foot windows and a rooftop pool deck, the Soco Urban Loft Condo at 1122 Jackson St. No. 904 offers splendid skyline views of downtown Dallas. But the appeal of this condo isn’t confined to views.…

There are Now Five $20 Million Plus Homes For Sale in Dallas

By Candy Evans | June 9, 2015 |

And our bud Steve Brown says they are selling like “haute-cakes”, ha ha ha, but in reality the $3 to $4 million plus market is probably the slowest market segment in Dallas, unless you are talking tear downs. And when it comes to $20 million plus, I mean, how many buyers are out there? Most…

15 Year Old Who Shot McKinney Pool Party Video Says He Thought Police Were Racially Motivated

By Candy Evans | June 8, 2015 |

His name is Brandon Brooks, he’s 15, and is the astute young man who shot the video of McKinney police breaking up that pool party on Friday that has resulted in the nation’s eyes focused on McKinney, Texas, often voted as the Best Place to Live in America, as perhaps being the the Worst Place…