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For Sale on Facebook: Is Opting Out of Hiring a Realtor Hurting Homeowners?

By Joanna England | August 25, 2014 |

After living at 7303 Coronado Avenue for 16 years, Karen Nealy decided to try and test the waters to see if she was ready to sell her home in Lakewood Hills. She’s been looking to move closer to the lake, perhaps Rockwall, with plenty of room to roam around. “We almost bought a house yesterday…

Fall Design Trends: Bernadette Schaeffler Says Jewel Tones Paired With Gray Are a Perfect Match

By Joanna England | August 25, 2014 |

Fall is a huge season for freshening up your decor, and using a few new color can add that bit of seasonal pop you’re looking for. Of course, gray is still the neutral of choice, from dark to light and from warm to bright, this do-everything color is a great base from which to play.…

Born in Texas, Stay in Texas? Texas Still Has Highest Retention of Natives, Is It the “New California?”

By Candy Evans | August 25, 2014 |

Those smart folks at the New York Times have charted just how much people have moved from state to state since 1900. Why? Because people moving from one state to another bring a lot more than moving vans, kids and baggage — they bring influence and political views that may be polar opposite from native views.

Vacation Home Week Recap: From Maine to Santa Fe and Points In Between, The Second Home Market is Second to None!

By Joanna England | August 25, 2014 |

Our Vacation Home Week celebration on CandysDirt.com was such an amazing success. We got to feature incredible second homes and developments in some of our favorite locations. Luxury amenities and gorgeous design, each one of these homes has just what you want for a getaway and then some! And boy, let me tell you about…

Move in Next Door To Rhonda Aikman in This Preston Hollow Home That Has Never Been Lived In

By Candy Evans | August 25, 2014 |

Update, August 28, 7:15 pm: Turns out Rhonda doesn’t live next door anymore! Finally, someone will maybe actually move in! This beautiful stone Preston Hollow manor was built in 2007, purchased in 2010 and really, honestly, never lived in. The owners live in a foreign country and bought the home for a “someday escape” to…

2014 Dallas Builders Association Announces ARC Winners

By Candy Evans | August 24, 2014 |

The Dallas Builders Association (Dallas BA) has announced winners in its 2014 ARC Awards, held Aug. 16 at the Westin Galleria and presented in partnership with Starlight AV. The ARC Awards are held each summer to recognize building excellence by associate members, remodelers and custom builder members of the Association. Winners were named in approximately…