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Dive In: Pools by Design Creates Dallas’ Splashiest Custom Pools

By Elaine Raffel | February 18, 2024 |

Leave it to New Leaf Custom Home founders Scott and Melissa Powell to take the concept of full-service and elevate it to a whole new level. Their latest venture, Pools by Design, takes a design-centric approach to outdoor living, creating swoon-worthy spaces as fashionable as they are functional.

City Hall Roundup: U.S. Housing And Urban Development Five-Year Plan For Dallas Unveiled 

By April Towery | February 18, 2024 |

The Dallas City Council heard an update Jan. 31 on the four grants it receives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and how city staff propose to implement them for affordable housing projects over the next five years.  The city received $31 million in HUD grants for the 2024 fiscal year. The…

Today’s Lake Houses Ain’t What They Used To Be and This Cedar Creek Beauty Is Proof

By CandysDirt | February 17, 2024 |

For any Millennials and GenZers out there reading, you should know lake houses haven’t always been what they are today. This author personally recalls many summers in the ‘90s at a family friend’s converted Army barracks “lake house,” which was essentially one giant room with linoleum floors, 14 cots, a kitchen, one bath with a…

Going Up? Snag This Oak Lawn Townhome With An Elevator And You Could Be

By Nikki Barringer | February 17, 2024 |

Clay Stapp & Company’s Kelly Gurnee said his latest listing in Oak Lawn is impeccable. And if there’s a level above impeccable, it’s that. He’s helped the current owners buy and sell several homes and he said they won’t consider anything that’s even .1 percent less than perfection. Then they make it even better. Constructed…

Have You Heard? The Dallas Dirt Podcast Hits First Milestone in Viewership

By Shelby Skrhak | February 17, 2024 |

CandysDirt.com’s new podcast Dallas Dirt, hosted by Candy Evans, hit its first milestone recently, racking up more than 25,000 impressions on YouTube in January and February. If you haven’t tuned in yet, you’re missing out on a treasure trove of insights into Dallas-Fort Worth real estate. What’s the buzz all about? Dallas Dirt isn’t your…

Searching in The Suburbs? This Lewisville Home Might be Exactly What You’re Looking For

By Daniel Lalley | February 16, 2024 |

Lewisville is quickly becoming one of the hottest North Texas towns. With proximity to one of the area’s largest lakes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and all the outdoor amenities that come with it, this city attracts all kinds of residents. Of course, with affordable prices and an array of home styles, the market here…