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Pick a Peak at Stevens Park Village Porch for a Perfect Perch

By Joy Donovan | January 24, 2025 |

There are lots of great reasons to buy a house, and a spectacular front porch combined with fantastic curb appeal can be two great reasons. Price and neighborhood, of course, can be convincing, too. The listing of 2333 Lawndale Drive in Stevens Park Village in Dallas has all the above. But let’s start with the…

$100 Million Producer Eric Narosov Joins Perry Wisdom Barrett Real Estate Group

By CandysDirt | January 23, 2025 |

Recognized several years ago as the Dallas agent with the fastest growing business, Eric Narosov sold $100 million in properties during 2024, which earned him an invitation to join the Perry Wisdom Barrett team, one of the top luxury property sales teams in Dallas-Fort Worth. The founding partners, Alex Perry, Elizabeth Wisdom, and Chad Barrett, appreciated…

A Hip Historic Home? This Munger Place Prairie Busts a Few Preservation Myths

By Karen Eubank | January 23, 2025 |

This 1912 Munger Place Prairie busts all the myths about living in a historic home. So many people think it must be like living in a museum, or they think there will be enormous maintenance costs. Then there is an absurd misconception that you cannot touch the interior of these homes and the truly crazy…

Dallas Board of Adjustment Responds to Criticism, Grants Elm Thicket Duplex Variance 

By April Towery | January 23, 2025 |

 Home builder Danny Le appeared before the Dallas Board of Adjustment on Tuesday for the sixth time since August and was granted permission to finish out his three-story in the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood even though it violates the City’s zoning regulations.  The builder was told in November that he had to change the roof pitch…

BREAKING: Dallas, We Have a City Manager and it’s Exactly Who You Think it is

By April Towery | January 22, 2025 |

The Dallas City Council extended an offer Wednesday to Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, who will become the first Black female to lead the ninth-largest city in America. Her salary is $450,000. Council members Cara Mendelsohn and Paul RIdley voted against it. Ridley expressed concerns about a “golden parachute” severance package in Tolbert’s contract amounting to $900,000 or…

Dallas Housing Authority Seeks Landlords to Help Families Move to High-Opportunity Areas

By April Towery | January 22, 2025 |

A $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will help relocate North Texas families to neighborhoods with lower poverty rates, but despite attractive signing bonuses and rent guarantees, landlord participation is lacking. Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) Chief Research & Innovation Officer Myriam Igoufe sat down with CandysDirt.com last week to…