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Talk About House Candy! SkyWalker Buys Historic Candy Factory in the Cedars For Loft Conversion

By Joanna England | October 17, 2013 |

According to Steve Brown, folks in the Cedars can expect more loft housing thanks to a recent purchase from SkyWalker Property Partners out of Arlington. The firm, which buys up distressed industrial, retail, and historic properties in Texas, just bought the 110-year-old Hughes Brothers Candy Factory building on South Ervay Street. The building, which has been…

Thursday Three Hundred: Turner Avenue Cutie Has Great Wood (Floors!)

By Joanna England | October 17, 2013 |

We haven’t ventured south of the Trinity in a while. Let’s fix that with our Thursday Three Hundred today, a cute cottage on Turner Avenue with tons of updates and plenty of room to spread out. Yes, Oak Cliff is becoming quite a competitive market these days, and it’s hard to find a home under…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Original Kraft Home of Dines and Kraft Hits Market

By Candy Evans | October 17, 2013 |

You have heard of Dines & Kraft style homes, yes? They are those rock-solid, sturdy homes with fascinating detail, stained glass and a Tudoresque-feel clustered in what is now known as the Lakewood Conservation District. They were designed by Dines & Kraft in the 1920s and 30s, Dines and Kraft simply being Dallas developers who built exceptionally well-constructed…

Looking to Downsize? Don't Lose Luxury When Leaving Behind a Too-Big House

By Joanna England | October 16, 2013 |

You just have to love how homes change as demographics age. Now that Baby Boomers are retiring, a growing number of single-family homes are being marketed just to this demographic. So I wasn’t surprised to get this note from superstar Dave Perry-Miller agent Christine McKenny (woman is ON FIRE!) about a very special listing in…

LocalDwelling.com Lease of the Week: Charming University Park Duplex is Close to Lovers Lane, HPISD Schools

By Joanna England | October 16, 2013 |

Highland Park ISD is growing at a breakneck pace, with people building and moving inside the acclaimed school district’s boundaries in droves. Of course, if you want to rent for just a few years to put your kids in one of the best public school districts in the nation, well, here’s a great opportunity for…

Are These Halloween Decorations Too Real, In Bad Taste?

By Candy Evans | October 16, 2013 |

Update 11:03 a.m. Oh wait, this photo came out of Mustang, OK, SHOCKER. Says the homeowner: “Just trying to scare people, that’s what I like to do,” said Johnne Mullins, of Mustang, Oklahoma, in defense of his “Halloween prank”. Scare, he did: neighbors called the police.