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A Question About Roy’s Transmission and Auto Care’s Property Tax Bill in Bishop Arts

By Candy Evans | December 11, 2012 |

We love the Bishop Arts District and every piece of real estate surrounding it. We love us those craftsmen bungalows and all the cute little cottages to be had for under $300,000. In fact, we fetch most of our Tuesday $200Ks from this part of town. But then there’s Roy’s Transmission and Auto Care. Roy Smith has…

A Look Inside The Most Talk-About House in Highland Park!

By Candy Evans | December 10, 2012 |

Updates, 12/11/2012: Dave Perry-Miller agent Emily Bright Durante tells me this home was designed by Architect Doug Hildinger – he being part of Sky Modern team who did that fab modernist development in Kessler Woods. Lighting designer was Dennis Jones and kitchen floors are pure porcelain. Bye-bye granite: kitchen countertops are quartz with a laminated drop edge 1-1/2.…

The Never-Ending Home Search: How Jo England Became Obsessed With Real Estate

By Joanna England | December 10, 2012 |

Shopping for a home can be nerve-wracking. When you’re actively looking for a home, most often you’re dealing with a deadline, a budget, and an unrealistic wishlist. It’s hard, trying to make concesssions with your spouse and trying to compromise on what is a need and what is a want. Our home search was no…

Building With the Boys: How Building a Home is, Honestly, Kind of Like (Really Great) Plastic Surgery

By Candy Evans | December 10, 2012 |

Here we go, part V or VI, I’ve had too much Pinot Noir to count. More on the new house saga over there on Azaela with Justin Kettler and Tim Loecker, who are still delightfully together even after and tell us why building is very much like plastic surgery: Windows:  We are convinced windows can…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Feeling Tired And Uninspired? This Lovely Lively Lane Abode Will Bring You Back To Your Senses!

By Joanna England | December 9, 2012 |

I think I’m coming down with seasonal affective disorder or something that is making my eyes itch at the very sight of Christmas lights. Needless to say, I needed something to refocus, something like a palate cleanser. Surfing for House Porn is the perfect answer! And what do you know, I stumbled upon 4414 Lively…

Hotelier Sell-Off? Tie a Red Ribbon Around the Home of Former Rosewood CEO John M. Scott On Belclaire!

By Candy Evans | December 7, 2012 |

Hey folks, I have had such a fun week, sure hope I can tell you about it sometime. But have you ever wondered what happened to former Dallas-based Rosewood Hotels & Resorts CEO John M. Scott III? Recall he was replaced over at Rosewood back in August 2011 by the “sexy” Radha Arora.  That came about when…