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Staff Reports Dallas Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Director Cynthia Rogers-Ellickson told us last month that city officials can’t provide affordable housing on their own. They need partners in private industry, the building community, and financial institutions. American National Bank heard that call to action and is responding with a new loan production office on Exposition…
Purchasing a home is a monumental event, but the journey from signing the contract to receiving the keys can be fraught with potential delays. Understanding these common issues and taking proactive steps to deal with them can help ensure a smooth and timely closing. Republic Title understands the intricacies of the home-buying process, having served…
Sarah Crain has just been named the new Executive Director of Preservation Dallas. She succeeds Caroline Howard, who is retiring after presiding over the successful 25th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards. Preservation Dallas, founded in 1972, is dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of the city’s historic buildings, neighborhoods, and places. The nonprofit membership organization helps…
An environmental justice organization that has made huge recent progress toward righting wrongs of the past just made another bold move: hiring its second executive director in 30 years. Downwinders at Risk was formed in 1994 to fight Midlothian cement plants. Since then the nonprofit has done tremendous work advocating against southern Dallas batch plants…
Over the objection of District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn, the Dallas City Council recently approved a $1.85 million economic development grant to assist with the “extraordinary cost” of required off-site wastewater infrastructure improvements at a mixed-use development in The Cedars. Councilman Jesse Moreno, who represents the area, said housing is needed in the rapidly growing…
Anyone who’s house-hunting with a budget no greater than $320,000, save yourself some time and gasoline with one-stop shopping. Head over to the highly-coveted Indian Creek neighborhood. Located in west Fort Worth, the Indian Creek gated community consists of condominiums near Shady Oaks Country Club. Within this compound two different one-story condos are on the…
