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Lease of the Week, Hollywood Heights Edition: The Pulse on Patricia

By Cassie Evans, J.D. | June 4, 2014 |

Many of you know I am obsessed with Hollywood Heights and the street that we live on. I love our neighbors, I love the trees, I love how our street is off the beaten path and many don’t know about it, and I love that it’s little and intimate. In fact, I have previously described…

Dallas Parks Foundation’s CONFAB is Tomorrow! Don’t Miss it!

By Joanna England | June 4, 2014 |

The second volume of the Dallas Parks Foundation‘s revolutionary CONFAB 2014 is tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Dallas City Performance Hall. This event, which bills itself as a conversation about public space, is actually so much more, and CandysDirt.com is proud to be one of the sponsors. If you care about what kind of…

Look Alive, Preston Hollow: Police Are Searching for a Red-Headed Man in a Gray Nissan

By Joanna England | June 4, 2014 |

This just in from Officer Mark Andrew Lutz of Dallas Police Department’s North Central Division: Please assist DPD in locating a person of interest The following incident occurred 06/02/14 at about 2 p.m. in the Preston/Royal area: A teenage girl was walking in the 10800 Block of Camellia Lane when a 2009 Nissan Altima (or similar style…

Forest Hills Home Has Classic Exterior, Gorgeous Living Spaces, And a Very Attractive Price!

By Joanna England | June 4, 2014 |

I have been watching this amazing home for a little while. A reader sent me a link to this incredible Forest Hills home a couple of weeks ago when it first hit the market, and I was in love. Really, the “Father of the Bride” exterior — classic white with pillars flanking the front door…

Dallas Home Prices Are up 10.4 percent YOY, But Are We Getting Bubbly Again?

By Joanna England | June 4, 2014 |

Lots of conflicting reports are circulating lately, some of them say our region’s real estate market, along with the U.S. at large, is poised for unprecedented growth in prices. Others claim that relying on the real estate market to support our nation’s financial comeback is a huge mistake. CoreLogic’s most recent HPI shows a 10.4…

Suspicious Tires: Stranded Carrollton Man May Have Plundered Unlocked Highland Park Cars

By Zachary Dickens | June 4, 2014 |

At 2:45 a.m. on May 31, a Highland Park police officer noticed that a white Ford truck was parked in the 4200 block of Edmondson Avenue with its emergency lights flashing. The officer approached the truck and found a 24-year-old Carrollton man standing next to it on the curb. The man said he’d run over…