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More Millennials Opt For San Antonio And Houston Over Dallas, Trulia Says in New Survey

By Joanna England | July 22, 2014 |

I have a few friends that moved to San Antonio after college. One of them is an architect and the other was a medical student. Both were initially bummed about moving to the Alamo City. It was so different from Houston and Austin and Dallas. They weren’t sure they would like it. They didn’t know…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Farmers Market Luxury Loft is Urban Perfection With a Great Price

By Joanna England | July 22, 2014 |

I have met the loft of my dreams and it is inside 2220 Canton, the Farmers Market lofts that have some incredible amenities. I love slick, open floorplans with tons of windows, especially those cool industrial vintage crankcase steel ones. Just fabulous. This unit, which is perfect for someone relocating from another urban area like,…

Homefacts App Provides Complete Picture of Neighborhood to Buyers With School Data, Crime Stats, and Demographics, But is it Too Much?

By Joanna England | July 22, 2014 |

    We love a good app here at CandysDirt, and when RealtyTrac announced their new Homefacts app, we had to give it a test. We’ve reviewed several good real estate apps before, and some of them are great for just run-of-the-mill home shopping (Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin), some give you a more visual…

This Forest Hills Home Makes Dallas Proud: Loaded, Luscious, Light on the Pocketbook

By Candy Evans | July 21, 2014 |

If you are in the market for a great family home, this is one I want you to RUN to see, like today, if possible. I’m totally serious. It is a Forest Hills classic built in 2007 by (we think) Oscar Ponder, created of red brick and stone, with plenty of square footage — 5216…

Finding a Family Home in The City: Rudy Bush is Right to Praise New Wave of Urban Single-Family Home Development

By Joanna England | July 21, 2014 |

The more and more I talk to other parents from my son’s school, the more they ask me about buying homes inside 635. Where is a good spot where they can find decent-sized houses that are still close to the city center? And what about schools? Many are put off by the smaller, more expensive…

Ranch of the Week: Practical Horse Property in Princeton, TX

By Kathryn Roan | July 19, 2014 |

I know we cover a lot of high-end, amazing properties here at SecondShelters.com, but let’s face it: That’s purely window shopping for the vast majority of us. This week, I decided to showcase a darling little property in Princeton. The ranch at 9176 Lakeridge Drive is the type of property I sell all the time.…