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Tuesday Two Hundred: At The Intersection of Location and Value, You’ll Find This Adorable Ross Ave. Townhome

By Joanna England | November 20, 2012 |

The Ross Avenue area is on its way up, at least that’s what all of the developers investing in mid-rises and empty lots think about the long stretch that takes folks out of downtown and into East Dallas. It wasn’t too long ago that the stretch of Ross that borders North Central Expressway and the…

And Then That Little FHA Bombshell: Next Taxpayer Bailout? Take a Lesson From Hostess

By Candy Evans | November 20, 2012 |

I hate to put a damper on your holiday week, but hope you saw this item: the agency responsible for guaranteeing most of our housing loans, may need a bailout: FHA. The agency doesn’t make loans, but it backs lenders if borrowers stop paying, like a nice parent or co-signee. With this guarantee in place,…

We Have the Best Seat in the House When it Comes to Real Estate, but Houston’s Getting Front Row Seats & Cali’s Crashing

By Candy Evans | November 20, 2012 |

Or it’s HOUSTON, honey, not HARVARD. Wanted you to see this week’s post in Culturemap Dallas. From time to time, I will be giving these brilliant folks — did you know Eric Celeste is over there, now, too? — a wrap of local market conditions and of course, weekly House Porn. I’m so happy we…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Go to French Cajun Country Without Leaving University Park

By Joanna England | November 19, 2012 |

This home is all about the details, which greet you from the moment you walk into the front door of 3612 Caruth Boulevard. This home is just spot-on, right down to the checkerboard-stained hardwoods in the foyer. If this Louisiana French-style home by designed by Paul Turney and built by Rusty Goff doesn’t get your…

Building With The Boys: Unlocking the Three P’s of Construction HINT: One is Definitely Pinot Noir

By Candy Evans | November 19, 2012 |

It’s time for our fourth installment of Building With the Boys —as many of you have asked us “when do we hear more about the Building Boys?” The house is really progressing; if I compared this to labor I’d say, “she’s pushing! We can see the head!” Herewith we get some great insight into the building process, great advice and a tiny peak at Tim Loecker and Justin Kettler’s relationship. Will it stand up to the extreme test of building?

Saturday Six Hundred: Cliff May Midcentury Masterpiece in Disney is Proof of Gayborhood Power

By Candy Evans | November 17, 2012 |

You know the Disney Streets — Pinnochio, Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Snow White — home to some of this city’s best mid century modern architecture and the biggest fourth of July parade in town. This is a neighborhood to re-define all neighborhoods, broken in and uplifted by the Gayborhood principle. And when there is a home listed, we…