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The Side-Effects of Gentrification: Should Urban Pioneers Feel Threatened When Living in The ‘Hood Goes Mainstream

By Joanna England | January 14, 2014 |

Candy and I have been discussing this very interesting long-form story from BuzzFeed about a man who bought a home in Detroit’s Poletown neighborhood for $500 when he was 23 years old. Since then, protesters, investors, and CEOs have bought up property throughout Detroit’s devastated neighborhoods, demolishing buildings and shrinking the city’s footprint.

The Side-Effects of Gentrification: Should Urban Pioneers Feel Threatened When Living in The 'Hood Goes Mainstream

By Joanna England | January 14, 2014 |

Candy and I have been discussing this very interesting long-form story from BuzzFeed about a man who bought a home in Detroit’s Poletown neighborhood for $500 when he was 23 years old. Since then, protesters, investors, and CEOs have bought up property throughout Detroit’s devastated neighborhoods, demolishing buildings and shrinking the city’s footprint.

Tuesday Two Hundred: Back on Market, This Winnetka Heights Prairie Home Has Updates With Tons of Space

By Joanna England | January 14, 2014 |

We’re constantly on the lookout for great deals all over Dallas, and sometimes we find them where we least expect. Take this gorgeous Prairie-style two-story in Winnetka Heights for example. This neighborhood is so heavily sought-after, we thought for the longest time you couldn’t find a good-sized family home for under $300,000 in this historic…

Luxury Apartments to Soar Behind the Pink Wall? Homeowners May Not be So Happy

By Candy Evans | January 14, 2014 |

Steve Brown is calling the intersection of Preston and Northwest Highway the “highest-profile intersection in all of North Dallas.” Soon, it may be the site of an Texas-sized real estate battle. If there is a vortex of Dallas, this intersection is it. Sometimes you can even see downtown heading south on Preston. It may also…

Say It Isn’t So: The Bathtub Is DEAD? (And Dual Toilets?)

By Candy Evans | January 14, 2014 |

Four out of ten bathroom remodelers SKIPPING the bathtub? BAH! This according to Diana Oates over at CultureMap, who got it from the horse’s mouth at HOUZZ. Well, that’s just dumb. I practically live in my bathtub. Who are these people? Master bathroom suites RULE when you redo your nest. It’s like this for value city:…

Say It Isn't So: The Bathtub Is DEAD? (And Dual Toilets?)

By Candy Evans | January 14, 2014 |

Four out of ten bathroom remodelers SKIPPING the bathtub? BAH! This according to Diana Oates over at CultureMap, who got it from the horse’s mouth at HOUZZ. Well, that’s just dumb. I practically live in my bathtub. Who are these people? Master bathroom suites RULE when you redo your nest. It’s like this for value city:…