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Getting Slammed With Loan Spam? Lisa Peters Offers Tips to Avoid ‘Trigger Leads’

By Brenda Masse | December 18, 2024 |

If you’ve ever applied for a mortgage, or any type of loan for that matter, you know that almost immediately, you begin receiving solicitations for credit cards, loans, insurance, and more. Those are called trigger leads and Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon, says there’s something you can do about it. What Are Trigger…

No One Wants Homeless Housing on Hampton Road But Will City Council Keep, Use, or Sell?

By April Towery | December 18, 2024 |

A couple of years ago, the Dallas City Council bought a former Oak Cliff hospital for $6.5 million to be repurposed as permanent supportive housing for the homeless. Southwest Dallas residents left no room for confusion when they told their District 3 council member Zarin Gracey, and Casey Thomas before him, that they don’t want…

Jimmy Cantrell’s Watercolor Paintings Epitomize Art from the Heart

By Elaine Raffel | December 18, 2024 |

Credit goes to Briggs Freeman vice-president Jena May for introducing Jimmy’s art to Candy Dirt publisher Candy Evans. After photographing the Evans family’s Hillcrest Estates home, the marketing-savvy Realtor gifted Candy a custom watercolor of her house.

The Only Thing Missing From This ’80s Mall-Inspired House Is You. For Sure

By Mimi Perez | December 18, 2024 |

Ring, ring. Ring, ring. “Hello?” “It’s the 1980s calling. Do you want to go to the mall?” “Will Hollywood Video, Waldenbooks, and Gadzooks be there?” “Oh yes and their friends Wicks ‘N’ Sticks, Orange Julius, and Radio Shack will be there too. So are you in?” “For sure. You had me at ‘It’s the 1980s.’”…

Crescent Estate’s Leo Amaya: ‘Going All In’ on Luxury Homes

By Shelby Skrhak | December 17, 2024 |

In this episode of Dallas Dirt, host Candy Evans sits down with Leo Amaya, Vice President of Crescent Estates Custom Homes, to explore the allure and evolution of luxury homes in Dallas. They discuss standout projects like the Crespi Estates and the Julien, as well as the market trends driving demand, including multi-generational living and…

Dallas Spends $13.65 Million to Acquire Adventure Landing Amusement Park

By April Towery | December 17, 2024 |

All Cara Mendelsohn wants for the holidays is to preserve Adventure Landing in her Far North Dallas district. The Dallas City Council member got her wish at a Dec. 11 meeting when her colleagues voted unanimously to spend $13.65 million to acquire the site near Coit Road and the George Bush Turnpike in Collin County.  Mendelsohn…