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Douglas Elliman Adds The Hawkins Group to Growing Agent Ranks

By Joanna England | March 17, 2024 |

Douglas Elliman just announced that the Hawkins Group, led by husband-and-wife duo Brandon Hawkins and Tiffany Touchstone Hawkins, has joined the firm. The team has helped clients buy and sell homes in Dallas’s premier neighborhoods for more than 25 years. Brandon and Tiffany are firmly enmeshed in Dallas-Fort Worth real estate culture and believe every…

City Hall Roundup:  Stonelake Capital Partners Withdraws Plans For Industrial Warehouse Near Dallas Megachurch

By April Towery | March 17, 2024 |

A southern Dallas megachurch scored a huge victory in late February when Stonelake Capital Partners withdrew its plans to build an industrial warehouse on Wheatland Road.  Leaders of Friendship-West Baptist Church said the project represented environmental racism and would be detrimental to the neighbors and parishioners.  Although Stonelake already had the proper zoning for a…

We’ve Got Spring Fever and These Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate Open Houses Are the Cure

By CandysDirt | March 16, 2024 |

With the first day of spring just days away, you probably feel one of two ways about it, at least as it pertains to where you live right now. There are the folks who fall into the spring cleaning camp. Right now, they’re feverishly switching out wreaths, doormats, and landscaping, purging closets, and generally refreshing…

You Know That Lake Highlands Pocket of Contemporary Homes on Greenville? This Is It.

By Nikki Barringer | March 16, 2024 |

There’s a little enclave of homes off Greenville Avenue — we’re talking way “upper” Greenville Avenue down by Abrams — that is simply incredible. The entry street is Stone Creek Place. You’ve likely driven by it a ton and almost broken your neck trying to peep in and see what’s up. Well, crane no more,…

Lakewood Conservation District Supporters Attempt Compromise, Remove Piece of Proposed Expansion Area

By April Towery | March 16, 2024 |

Lakewood residents pushing for an expanded area in their conservation district continue to address opposition from a group of neighbors they say are offended by and afraid of a draft ordinance for expansion.  The ordinance is expected to go before the City Plan Commission in May and ultimately must be approved by the Dallas City…

Proposed NAR Settlement Could Put an End to The Real Estate Industry’s Commission Structure

By Joanna England | March 15, 2024 |

The National Association of Realtors just announced that the largest trade organization in the United States had reached an agreement that would end the troublesome litigation and claims brought by home sellers in the Sitzer/Burnett class-action suits. Should it be approved by the court, NAR’s agreement would resolve claims against the more than 1 million…