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Seeking Sleek Modern With Room for Horses: This Waxahachie Contemporary Checks the Box

By Karen Eubank | June 25, 2024 |

Caroline Brooke wanted a home where she could walk out the door and get on her horse. She never expected to find her fit in a Waxahachie contemporary home. “We did not want a farmhouse,” Caroline said. “We like modern architecture, so it was a tall order to find a contemporary house with enough land…

‘Keeping it Country and Not an Inch More’: Fairview Residents Oppose This Church’s 173-Foot Spire 

By April Towery | June 25, 2024 |

The Collin County community of Fairview — perhaps familiar for being home to the famous party house of acquitted ax murderer Candy Montgomery — is at the center of a controversy of a higher order. This one has to do with a Mormon church and its proposed steeple to heaven.  Representatives of the Church of…

Oak Cliff House Offers 1920s Charm, Modern Updates, and Affordable Price

By Joy Donovan | June 25, 2024 |

There’s no question that many of North Texas’ older homes are filled with charm. With that charm can come both a huge headache and a huge money drain to bring it up to contemporary living standards. We have become accustomed to certain things, haven’t we? Or, if homeowners are fortunate to find a charm-filled house…

Scoop There It Is! Parade of Playhouses Entry Has What Kids Like

By Brenda Masse | June 25, 2024 |

With their “Scoop There It Is” playhouse entry in this year’s Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses, the team of Austin Commercial and Corgan show their combined brilliance once again by proving they know just what kids want: ice cream, and a place to play shop. Or at least, that’s what my kids want. And the…

RSVP: Don’t Miss This First United Mortgage Group Event at Preston Center

By Candy Evans | June 24, 2024 |

Preston Financial Center — the striking white stairstep building you’ll see as you drive Preston and Northwest Highway — is like Dallas’ hidden bank mecca. There are a whopping 52 bank branches in this area, and growing. That’s more banks than exist in downtown Dallas (that’s 47 according to the map I sourced). Given the…

@properties Christie’s Continues Market Expansion With 30 New Agents in Ft Worth Office Plus Key Players Join Dallas and Frisco

By Daniel Lalley | June 24, 2024 |

@properties Christie’s International is quickly becoming one of the most prominent names in luxury real estate across the Lone Star State. Led by CEO Jerry Mooty, this brokerage has conducted hundreds of high-end transactions across its Land and Ranch, Sports and Entertainment, and other divisions since its franchise founding in July 2021. By offering the…