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Case-Shiller Says Home Prices Are Singing 2003 — Dallas Hanging Steady, Acting More Like 2008

By Candy Evans | September 26, 2012 |

In the eyes of the latest S&P/Case-Shiller housing report, which indexes existing (not new) home sales in 20 major U.S. cities, it’s 2003 when it comes to housing prices. That’s good news. We are told the average U.S. home price in July rose 1.6%, this compared to the previous month, marking the third straight month that…

Nebraska Furniture Mart To Build Largest Home Everything Store in U.S. in North Texas… With a Background Story that Sounds a Lot Like Ebby Halliday

By Candy Evans | September 25, 2012 |

This is Bob Batt, the Executive Vice President of the Nebraska Furniture Mart which broke ground on the largest home furnishings store not just in Texas but the USA — and probably, the world — this morning in The Colony, along the southern border of State Highway 121. The store won’t be selling us any…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Ready to Move? The Adorable Craftsman at 416 S. Winnetka is Ready For You!

By Joanna England | September 25, 2012 |

Let’s just run the numbers, shall we? 3 Bedrooms + 2 Baths + 1 Cozy Front Porch + Tons of Updates (416 S. Winnetka) = $234,000 Wait. That doesn’t sound right … Carry the one … Well, if my math is sound, this cutie of a Craftsman in North Oak Cliff is a deal! This…

Monday Millionaire: 5211 Farquhar is an English Manor in Texas With a Saltwater Pool!

By Joanna England | September 24, 2012 |

You guys, I am showing incredible restraint today by not filling this post with a bajillion pictures of this amazing home in Inwood Terrace. You’ll have to click through to the Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s listing for 5211 Farquhar because it is just so beautiful. OK, now that you’re back, let’s talk about this sexy beast…

Curbed Checks Out Fort Worth’s Redeveloped Texas And Pacific Lofts by Wood Partners

By Joanna England | September 21, 2012 |

I love redeveloped historic properties, and it turns out Curbed’s Chris Berger and I share that passion. He’s covered some really interesting buildings, including a jail-turned-luxury-apartment-building! But one of the more recent focuses of his Past Lives column is the Texas and Pacific Lofts in Fort Worth, which is pretty incredible in its own right.

Friday Five Hundred: Luxury Living on Turtle Creek Blvd. And a Marble Master Bath to Boot!

By Joanna England | September 21, 2012 |

Check out that view! A commenter recently said that the condo and townhome market in Dallas wasn’t healthy enough to surpass the value of single-family home ownership. To answer that assertion, I give you 3505 Turtle Creek Blvd. Unit 12G at the Vendome on Turtle Creek. Just less than 2,000 square feet of stunning!