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Tuesday Two Hundred: Colorful Richardson Cutie Feels Modern, Bright

By Leah Shafer | January 20, 2015 |

Richardson is one of the inner suburbs of Dallas and offers a lot of opportunities in its 28 square miles. Many of DFW’s telecommunications/networking companies have settled there along the Telecom Corridor, including AT&T, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Texas Instruments, Samsung, and Verizon. With a population just over 101,000, the city was named the “fifth…

High-Caliber Home: Designer Unit Inside Drexel Highlander

By Joanna England | January 20, 2015 |

Some condos are just easy to love, and this beauty inside the “mid-rise jewel of Dallas,” as listing agent Marlis Rossetta calls the Drexel Highlander at 4240 Prescott, is the epitome of style and convenience. “Considered one of the most prestigious addresses in the Oak Lawn area, this location offers a peaceful neighborhood adjacent to Highland…

Guardian Angel: Julie Nichols Isn’t Your Dime-a-Dozen Loan Officer

By Joanna England | January 20, 2015 |

When we’re ready to buy our beach home, we’re going to talk to Julie Nichols at Guardian Mortgage. Why? Because not only will Nichols be able to find the best loan for our situation, but she also knows where all the best beaches are! Nichols, who has lived in the Dallas area for quite some…

The Walls Are Rising: And They Sure Built a Whole Lot of Fences

By Candy Evans | January 20, 2015 |

Monday night, the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects made it pretty clear to about 200 people that the proposed Trinity Tollway or Parkway or whatever it is will be a huge eyesore on Dallas. Or, shall I say, another huge eyesore. Sadly, there were no city councilmen or women at the Sixth…

Top DFW Builder Confident in Luxury Market, Building Two Multimillion Spec Houses

By Leah Shafer | January 19, 2015 |

Spec homes are a sign of strong builder and bank confidence in a market, as they are created without any specific buyer in mind, just the belief that one will be interested once it is completed. The higher the price tag, the higher the stakes. In our inventory-parched market, homebuilder Les Owens, President of LRO Residential…

On SecondShelters: Picturesque Connecticut Country Estate

By Joanna England | January 19, 2015 |

This Connecticut country estate is absolutely delicious, with a pool, gorgeous gardens, and room to run around. It also hearkens to a time when a second home wasn’t a long journey from a primary residence, says Deidre Woollard: These days we tend to think of second homes as being located as a plane flight or…