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East Kessler Park was founded in 1937, the same year that this gorgeous Tudor revival was built, meaning it was one of the original homes in the hilly, wooded Oak Cliff neighborhood. What does that immediately tell you about the home? It tells me that it’s one of the best lots in the neighborhood. And…
An 83-year-old retired Southern Methodist University golf coach and his 74-year-old interior designer wife clearly qualify for a senior homestead exemption due to their age, but property tax bills are due today, and no such exemption exists for Barry Rodenhaver and Cindy Zelazny-Rodenhaver. That’s because the Dallas Central Appraisal District is classifying the home in…
Palm Springs, a California resort town, brings up dreams of the good life. Besides being a wonderful place to relax, the area is known for its arts, its culture, and its fab Midcentury Modern architecture. That architecture favors clean, simple lines and little embellishment. The exterior? It’s normally characterized by partial brick and glass walls, floor-to-ceiling…
Susan Baldwin, who celebrated 2024 as the No. 1 Individual Agent at Allie Beth Allman & Associates with $138 million in sales, has a simple but tried-and-true formula for success in a challenging real estate market. Baldwin focuses on relationships with her clients and consistently invests in a sales plan that includes staging, correct pricing,…
Hollywood Heights is widely regarded as having the largest collection of stone-embellished Tudor homes in America. What most people don’t know is that the neighborhood has a couple of Pueblo Revival homes, which might be the only two in Dallas. We almost lost one of them. I have some inside dirt here because I live…
Anyone keeping up with the news in recent years knows the AI revolution is plowing forward full steam ahead, but unfortunately, some bad actors have been leveraging the rapidly evolving technology to pull off sophisticated real estate scams. The latest? Using “deepfake” face swap technology to pull off their heists. In recognition of Identity Theft…
