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AIA Dallas Tour of Homes Features Modern Marvels From Local Architects

By Joanna England | September 30, 2014 |

It seems like every year AIA Dallas puts on its fall home tour, they up the ante of style and substance. This year’s AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, held Saturday and Sunday Nov. 1-2, is no different. The tour, which is self-guided and open to the public, will feature the outstanding work of AIA Dallas…

Crime Report: Alley Catburglars Take Unattended Items in The Park Cities

By Zachary Dickens | September 30, 2014 |

Thieves are apparently cruising the alleys of the Park Cities, ready to strike at a moment’s notice whenever an opportunity arises. At 1 p.m. on Sept. 26, a babysitter returned to her employer’s house in the 3300 block of Dartmouth Avenue after taking her employer’s child for a walk. The child needed to go to…

Unique Spanish-Inspired Home in Plano Offers Plenty of Texture

By Joanna England | September 30, 2014 |

There are so many homes in Plano that look just like the last one. Behind their brick exteriors they have two-story foyers, tile floors and beige carpet, dark wood cabinetry and granite counters. Master suites with the same vanities, the same jetted tubs, and the same shower. I could be describing hundreds of homes in…

Monday Morning Millionaire: The Most Talked-About Big House in North Dallas Drops $700,000

By Candy Evans | September 29, 2014 |

If you have lived in Preston Hollow or the Hockaday Royal/Inwood area for any length of time, you know this house. It is at the southeast corner of Royal Lane and Inwood Road. Kind of looks like Downton Abbey. Built in 1991 by a physician (Ophthalmologist) and his attorney wife, the home is known for…

Person of Interest Found in Missing Arkansas Realtor Case, Highlights Need For Greater Security Measures for Agents

By Joanna England | September 29, 2014 |

I just got off the phone with Dallas Police Department’s North Central Patrol Division Neighborhood Police Officer Mark Lutz, who will be giving us more detailed tips in the coming days on how Realtors can better protect themselves from dangerous criminals, so stay tuned. Until then, real estate agents can take some comfort in the news that…

Landmark Setting in Preston Center: Eric Nicholson at The Dallas Observer is Writing a Great Post Mortem of Battleground Preston Center

By Candy Evans | September 29, 2014 |

“Somewhere in Preston Hollow, Laura Miller is wiping clean the dagger with which she eviscerated two proposed apartment developments at Preston Road and Northwest Highway” It’s been a few weeks now since Transwestern walked away, probably as far away as they could run, from the months-long, up-and-down, costly, and then down down down-to-four-stories saga of…