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North Oak Cliff’s Jimtown Petitions to Allow Accessory Dwelling Units By Right

By April Towery | October 20, 2024 |

The residents of North Oak Cliffs Jimtown are saying, “Yes in My Backyard” in a big way. The 10.7-acre region — one of five neighborhoods slated for zoning changes in the West Oak Cliff Area Plan — could become among the first in Dallas to create an overlay zoning district for accessory dwelling units by…

TxDOT Says $1.6 Billion Interstate 345 Project Could Take a Decade to Complete 

By April Towery | October 20, 2024 |

Texas Department of Transportation officials were back at Dallas City Hall on Wednesday, giving a progress report on the Interstate 345 plan approved by council members in May 2023.  We reported in March of this year that TxDOT rebuffed the council’s mandate to seek alternative funding sources and designs for the $1.65 billion project, instead…

Open House Today: Get To This Midcentury Modern Ju-Nel on Bellewood Drive

By Karen Eubank | October 19, 2024 |

Get in the car. Now. This Midcentury Modern Ju-Nel home is open today from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m and you want to be first in line becasue there are a host of Ju-Nel fans just waiting to jump on the next available one. They often change hands before they are listed, so this is…

The Lessons Carolyn Rosson Learned From the Iconic Ebby Halliday

By Shelby Skrhak | October 19, 2024 |

On this episode of Dallas Dirt, Candy Evans sat down with Carolyn Rosson, President and CEO of the Ebby Halliday Companies, the largest brokerage in Texas. This episode dives into Carolyn’s inspiring rise from agent to CEO, her experiences under the mentorship of Ebby Halliday, and how she continues to elevate her agents in today’s…

Scary Home Inspection Finds For Spooky Season

By Brenda Masse | October 19, 2024 |

It’s spooky season again, so it’s time to talk about some of the creepy or alarming things home inspectors run across when inspecting homes (cue the horror movie music). Sometimes we find dangerous conditions that are genuinely scary. Other times it’s creepy critters, or gross, unidentifiable substances that feel like the plot of a horror…

The Sur Le Lac Condominiums of Normandy Estates Are Selling Out Fast

By Karen Eubank | October 18, 2024 |

We’ve been keeping an eye on the Sur Le Lac Condominiums of Normandy Estates luxury development since its inception. Just as we expected, they have flown off the market, leaving only a handful of exclusive units available.   There are, in fact, only 14 of the original 40 luxury condominiums left for sale at the moment.…