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PSW Plans Another Dallas Development, This Time it’s Near SMU

By Joanna England | March 23, 2015 |

PSW Homes is slowly changing the face of Dallas neighborhoods it seems, as the Austin-based builder buys up tracts in hot neighborhoods throughout our fair city and redevelops into eco-friendly and attractive housing. The builder just announced a second East Dallas development, a follow-up to the company’s Grove on Lovers Lane neighborhood, that will occupy…

Jordan Spieth’s Travis Street Condo Can Be Your’s (He’s Flown to Bluffview!)

By Candy Evans | March 23, 2015 |

First of all, location. This stunning townhome is in a DELICIOUS part of Uptown so walkable that you could actually flip-flop it to Knox Street, the Apple Store, Kate Spade, all the great places we love over there,  right there from this darling townhome. Full disclosure: friends lived next door and loved it. 4321 Travis…

5 Ways Professional Real Estate Photographers Make Your Listing Shine

By Leah Shafer | March 23, 2015 |

This month, there’s a story that’s gone viral by Orlando professional real estate photographer Harry Lim. His post, After Nearly 8 Months, Photos Help Sell Home in 8 Days, is remarkable because it shows the unmistakable difference professional photography makes in the marketing of a house (his before-and-after photos above make that clear!). Here at Candy’s Dirt,…

Dallas Architecture Forum Hosts Distinguished Architect Tom Kundig

By Joanna England | March 22, 2015 |

Award-winning. Distinguished. Highest honors. Luminary. These are just a few of the ways people describe residential architect Tom Kundig, FAIA. The owner and principal of Seattle’s Olson Kundig Architects, Kundig is known for his distinct style that uses linear and cubic forms that both enhance and embrace the landscape. Kundig will speak at the Dallas…

Preston Center Taskforce Member Says Letters Against Skybridge Were Sent Without Consulting the Group

By Candy Evans | March 22, 2015 |

Don’t you just hate it when you go out of town and try to have a great vacation and then someone sends out a letter without even consulting you? 

CD Exclusive: Transwestern is BACK at Preston and Northwest Highway: Lower Density, Seeking Neighborhood Support

By Candy Evans | March 21, 2015 |

Surely you recall last year’s Behind the Pink Wall ordeals where Transwestern tried to buy out  a group of homeowners — Town House Row, Preston Center Apartments — to build luxury apartments on a glorious slab of real estate dirt at the corner of Northwest Highway and Preston Road? Recall how homeowners hired P. Michael Jung…