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HGTV and DIY Networks Shutter Operations; Face FCC Regulations and Class-Action Lawsuit

By Jon Anderson | April 1, 2015 |

Popular real estate and renovation cable TV networks House and Garden Television (HGTV) and DIY Network shuttered operations today in the wake of recent FCC legislation and a class-action lawsuit from appliance manufacturers. The chilling and sweeping legislation by the FCC, bans the words “charm” and “character” (among others) from the nation’s airwaves. It also…

It’s Home Tour Season Again! Here Are a Few of our Favorite Dallas-Fort Worth Home Tours

By Joanna England | March 31, 2015 |

It’s spring, so it’s time to don your blue booties and get to tromping around some of the finest and most fabulous homes in Dallas-Fort Worth. We always enjoy this time of year, because not only does CandysDirt.com feature some of the biggest and best home tours in the region, but we also give our…

Las Colinas Mediterranean Townhome Offers Great Value, Access to Nearby Canal, Lake

By Leah Shafer | March 31, 2015 |

The Dallas Cowboys may be bidding farewell to Las Colinas, but homebuyers can’t get enough of this master-planned community in Irving. It’s a clean, attractive suburb with more than 190 acres of parks and greenbelts, 17 miles of canal waterways, and 10 miles of riverside hiking and biking trails. More than 33,000 call Las Colinas…

Dennis Hammett Earns Ebby Halliday Realtors ‘Rookie of the Year’ Title

By Joanna England | March 30, 2015 |

A 20-year resident of Dallas, Dennis Hammett certainly knows his way around our beautiful city, but would you believe that he’s actually a rookie? In real estate that is. Certainly, Hammett has plenty of experience in sales and design, but this previous year was his first as a Realtor. The Ebby Halliday agent managed to…

Interview with an Architect: Evan Beattie Works Tirelessly for Quality of Life in Dallas

By Leah Shafer | March 30, 2015 |

Today, we bring you the inaugural column in a new ongoing series, Interview with an Architect. The goal is to speak with leading voices in the North Texas architecture community and learn about their work, development issues in our community, and good design practices and principals. Evan Beattie, AIA, LEED AP, is a Principal with Good…

How Agents Live: Katy Trail Cascada Townhouse as Close to Single Fam as You Can Get!

By Candy Evans | March 30, 2015 |

I have long wanted to start a series on the private homes of Dallas real estate agents. Let’s consider this the first post! This is the private home of Briggs Freeman’s Missy Woehr, a dear friend. When she’s not selling sleek condos at Museum Tower, this is where Missy lives with her husband, Gus, also…