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Modern Remodel in Lochwood is on Trend for 2015

By Joanna England | February 19, 2015 |

A couple of weekends ago a friend messaged me on Facebook, curious about this home on Saxon in Northeast Dallas’ Lochwood neighborhood. The home was once a bland 1950s ranch, not unlike a lot of the homogenous homes in the neighborhood, she said. But it appeared to have been gutted by a very savvy person,…

UPDATE: Dallas City Council Candidate Adam McGough Faces Residency Questions

By Bethany Erickson | February 19, 2015 |

Not to go all Columbo “Oh, just one more question on you,” but since last night I had been wracking my noggin to remember where else I had seen Adam McGough, the city council candidate who is being questioned about where his family lived while his children were enrolled in Highland Park ISD, in print.…

Dallas Realtors’ Secret Neighborhood For the Ultimate Lock and Leave: Preston Park

By Candy Evans | February 19, 2015 |

Do you know the secret to finding a truly great neighborhood? Follow the Real Estate agents! See where they live, rent, buy, and move. One of those sleeper ‘hoods has long been Preston Park, an enclave of 100 homes homes squeezed in between Preston on the east and the Dallas North Tollway on the west.…

Dallas City Council Candidate Adam McGough Faces Residency Questions

By Bethany Erickson | February 19, 2015 |

Did Dallas City Council candidate Adam McGough buy a condo in Highland Park just for the chance to send his kids to Highland Park ISD? McGough, a former chief of staff for Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and current candidate for District 10 city council seat, says yes, but it’s not like that. Highland Park ISD officials, however,…

Earthquakes & Real Estate: What Can North Texas Houses Handle?

By Leah Shafer | February 18, 2015 |

  With the ongoing earthquakes in North Texas, and recent identification by seismologists of the two-mile fault line near the Trinity River at the center of the activity, many homeowners are wondering about the safety of their houses. The biggest January quakes were measured around 3.6 or 3.7, which is relatively minor, but with this…

Ashley Stanley Says You Can Have a Car-Free Life in Dallas

By Joanna England | February 18, 2015 |

By Ashley Stanley Special Contributor No car week? Try no car life! I have not owned a car in the last 3-plus years and I do just fine. We do just fine. I am the proud mother of an 11-month-old who I affectionately term the #officialDARTbaby. We have saved thousands of dollars in car payments,…