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Great Western Featured Realtor: Hunter Kosmala Goes to ‘Bat’ For His Clients

By Joanna England | March 6, 2015 |

OK, so that headline contains the worst pun ever. You see, Hunter Kosmala, a 2013 TCU grad, was showing homes with a client when they happened upon a pair of winged rodents hanging from the ceiling. In the end, his clients chose a different property, but he did go to “bat” for them. Awful jokes…

UNLISTED: Beautiful Mediterranean on Beverly

By Joanna England | March 6, 2015 |

This week’s Unlisted Home of the Week from The Unlisted is a home on a street that needs no introduction: Highland Park’s Beverly Drive. But you won’t find this hot, hot home on MLS because the owners would prefer this beauty to be marketed on the down low, out of the big open marketplace full…

Plan Commission Approves Preston Center Skybridge

By Joanna England | March 6, 2015 |

As it turns out, the Dallas City Plan Commissioners were just as impressed with the proposed Preston Center Pavilion skybridge as we were. It’s a fantastic way to add more patio space, as well as a safe way for pedestrians to cross a busy intersection without having to dodge traffic. Remember, we got an exclusive…

Alcuin School Expansion Approved, But Neighbors of 2 North Dallas Schools Are Still Hopping Mad

By Zachary Dickens | March 6, 2015 |

If you’ve been wondering — as we have — why signs regarding a zoning change have been hanging on the fence at Episcopal School of Dallas, you got your answer in the Metro section of the Feb. 24 Dallas Morning News. As David Flick reports, ESD wants to build a new lower school on a…

Wishing For Spring: My Nebraska Furniture Mart Wish List

By Joanna England | March 5, 2015 |

We’ve been waiting until this spring to replace some of the furniture in our home. We were thrilled to find out that, when Nebraska Furniture Mart of Texas opens this month, we’ll be able to get pretty much everything we need all under one very, very, very big roof. Our style is modern with some…

Staged to Sell, Updated Allen Home Went Under Contract in 2 Days

By Joanna England | March 5, 2015 |

  So, Ebby Halliday Realtor Cathy Browne sent me some information about this super cute Allen home last week before it hit MLS, and I was so excited. This home is just adorable, and at a great price for a family who wants to take advantage of the more-for-less home market in the Collin County…