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If You Think You’ve Seen Everything, These Home Inspections Will Surprise You

By Brenda Masse | June 19, 2024 |

Any experienced home inspector will tell you that just when you think you’ve seen it all, something crazy will leap out of the crawl space and surprise you. But sometimes even a healthy sense of “expecting the unexpected” isn’t enough to prepare you for the surprises in store at an inspection. Today, let’s check out…

Alabama Home Works Great For Jury Duty And as a Mausoleum

By Mimi Perez | June 19, 2024 |

I am writing my column as I sit for jury duty. I got my notice. I deferred. The post office actually delivered the second notice. They have issues delivering checks to me but not my jury duty postcards. So here I am, on a Monday, at jury duty.  It’s been a solid 20 years since…

Dallas Plan Commission Says No to Multiplexes as a Primary Use in Single-Family Neighborhoods

By April Towery | June 18, 2024 |

Dallas plan commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to recommend changing multiplexes from a primary to secondary use in the “Community Residential” — or single-family neighborhood — placetype of the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan.  A new draft of ForwardDallas was posted last week — billed as a compromise with a preference toward greater density on…

Developer Vero Sade Announces Expensive Makeover of Uptown 3700M High-Rise

By April Towery | June 18, 2024 |

A Houston-based multifamily developer has upgraded the swanky suites of the 21-story Uptown 3700M building to include a “club living concept.”  The 3700M, named for its address at 3700 McKinney Ave., was built in 2014, and developer Vero Sade completed the two-year renovation in Uptown this spring.  The $15 million makeover for the “trophy asset”…

Don’t TREAD on Me: The Advocacy Group That’s Protecting Texas Landowners’ Rights

By April Towery | June 18, 2024 |

A bipartisan landowner advocacy group is ramping up its work ahead of the 2025 Texas legislative session to ensure that Texas landowners know their rights and have a voice in things like access to water and broadband services — and are protected when the dreaded eminent domain rears its ugly head.  Many CandysDirt.com readers live…

Arlington Heights Home Opens Door to Vintage Charm and Great Location

By Joy Donovan | June 18, 2024 |

Finding a starter home in Fort Worth’s popular 76107 ZIP code can be worse than finding a needle in a haystack. Well, look what CandysDirt.com found for you. Check out this needle in the North Texas haystack — 5313 Pershing Ave. in the wonderful Arlington Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth. “The biggest thing is location,…