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Help This Agent! Are All Real Estate Photographers Running 10 Days Out?

By Candy Evans | May 2, 2014 |

Just received word from Dallas real estate agent extraordinaire Cody Farris that he is getting a little frustrated with real estate photography services because they are so over-booked! He has a listing and the service tells him they cannot get to HIS listing for 10 days. It’s the same story with all of the services!…

Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour Has a Lineup of Amazing Historic Houses You Won’t Want to Miss

By Joanna England | May 2, 2014 |

It’s a Dallas tradition to honor mom and her commitment to her family and career (and all those dang peanut butter and jelly sandwiches she made and stories she read to you, even when she said she would only read one book and ended up reading five) with a special weekend at the Swiss Avenue…

Battleground Preston Hollow: Transwestern Filed It’s Zoning Case Thursday for Lux Apartments at Preston, Northwest Highway

By Candy Evans | May 2, 2014 |

If you haven’t heard about the furor over a proposed luxury high rise apartment complex at the intersection of Preston and Northwest Highway, and if you haven’t seen the “No” signs proliferating all over Preston Hollow as far west as Midway, as far north as Forest Lane, then you either live south of the Trinity…

Ranch of the Week: European Charmer in Fort Worth, TX

By Kathryn Roan | May 2, 2014 |

Welcome to your beautiful chateau tucked away in the hills of… Fort Worth? Hidden behind an automated-gate entry, this home is so far beyond what you would expect to find in Texas. It is simply a stunning oasis of charm and class, with an out-in-the-country feel while only minutes from the city.

Friday Four Hundred: You Know What They Say About People Who Live in Glass Houses?

By Joanna England | May 2, 2014 |

They have great views! OK, that was a really bad joke, but it does illustrate why our Friday Four Hundred this week is an amazing property. This modern home at 8643 Groveland was just featured in the White Rock Home Tour, and is a gorgeous example of sustainable architecture and design. Not only does this two-bedroom,…

Nancy Dedman’s Bud Oglesby Mansion on Strait Lane, Built by Erik Jonsson’s Daughter, Passing On to New Owners

By Candy Evans | May 2, 2014 |

This is really quite unprecedented: After a few months on the market, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s beautiful Susan Marcus has sold a significant Dallas property at 10300 Strait Lane. That is, or rather, was, the home of Nancy Dedman, designed by Dallas modernist architect Bud Oglesby, built in 1971. The home was listed for $7,490,000 and closed…