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Things that make me happy when I’m surfing MLS: Interesting ceiling treatments Huge windows Unique outdoor spaces Bookcases. Lots of bookcases. This house — 2854 Claudette in Ravinia Heights — has all of these things. The warm, gorgeous beadboard ceilings throughout the common areas really make the rooms feel huge without being cold. There…
Is it faster to get to DFW now from Plano over Dallas? Last Thursday Ebby Halliday agent extraordinaire Cindy O’Gorman was in the national spotlight on CNBC talking about our uber hot real estate market, focusing on Plano, though the spot was teased “we are going to go to Dallas.” Cindy is a mega producing…
I make a lot of decisions on homes by how they look just as I drive by. Weeds in the yard? Nope! Awful paint? Eek! Mis-matched garage door? I’m outta here! I’m not at all unlike most buyers out there, too. Major front yard faux pas can turn off potential buyers faster than bad breath…
So, I had a plumbing disaster at my White Rock Lake-area postwar traditional, so I’m reporting from our Forney bureau today as a means of escape from a horde of noisy dryer fans and dehumidifiers. While the three of us (me, my husband, and my 20-month-old son) are far from cramped at the in-laws’ house,…
Dallas luxury real estate broker Dave Perry-Miller has a second home in Bisbee, Ariz. If you want to find your own getaway in the remote mountain town, we’ve picked a few unique properties. Heck, everything is unique about Bisbee. The historic downtown is wonderfully preserved, and has a fantastic turn-of-the-century appeal. It’s now a popular…
I just about had to laugh out loud when I got this gem in my inbox. Some lovely reader sent me a link to this post on the Coldwell Banker Blue Matter blog extolling the Tornado Body Dryer. I don’t know whether to be aghast or awe, because this invention solves lots of problems and…
