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French-Inspired Lake Forest Showpiece That Helped Define the Neighborhood Hits the Market

By CandysDirt | June 25, 2026 |

When Rick Strauss set out to develop Lake Forest in the 1980s, he built a row of model homes designed to show prospective buyers exactly what life inside the gates could look like. 6911 Forest Glen Dr. was one of those originals. It was one of the finest examples Strauss used to define the neighborhood’s…

Dallas City Council Sides With Convention Center Timeline Over Oak Cliff Concerns

By Charles Grand | June 25, 2026 |

The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to keep the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment on its current path Wednesday, rejecting calls to redesign the project to preserve existing vehicular traffic between Oak Cliff and downtown on the viaducts. Council members also voted to bring on an independent transportation consultant to support delivery of all…

Christie’s @properties Lone Star Lists Frisco’s First Steel-Frame Home in Infinity at Hills of Kingswood

By Daniel Lalley | June 25, 2026 |

If Christie’s International Real Estate @properties Lone Star has taught us anything, it’s that there’s no stopping this luxury brokerage. This billion-dollar brokerage has proven time and again that its portfolio is poised to carry even the most ambitious architectural endeavors. With Infinity at Hills of Kingswood, Jerry W. Mooty Jr. and his team take…

The Personal Home of The Mansion Residences Designer Hits the Market in Palmer

By Brenda Masse | June 24, 2026 |

It’s not often that you take a drive out to the country outside Dallas-Fort Worth and find an architect-designed home on two and a half acres. This week’s Highlight Home of the Week sponsored by Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon, is just that. The home was designed and built by Charlotte Johnson,…

Everything’s Bigger in SERHANT: A Texas Arrival Story

By Candy Evans | June 24, 2026 |

Ryan Serhant conquered New York. He’d done it the hard way — open houses in the rain, clients who changed their minds 17 times, brokers who looked at him like he was a doodle wandering into a board meeting. He’d survived the 2008 crash, the pandemic, and the brutal warfare of Manhattan co-op boards. He’d…

Affordable in Rochester? Yes. Understandable? Not Even Close.

By Mimi Perez | June 24, 2026 |

The first time I looked at the photos of this week’s Wednesday WTF home, I felt as though some big, hairy space alien had picked me up with their mind powers and shook me like a ragdoll. Then, they twirled me around like a street corner arrow advertising a new sub shop. Once their arms…