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ForwardDallas Draft Plan Proposes Accessory Dwelling Units ‘By Right’ Citywide

By April Towery | January 12, 2024 |

The Dallas Comprehensive Land Use Plan Committee spent six hours during a workshop Jan. 9 reviewing the draft ForwardDallas plan line by line. While the committee cleaned up clunky language and typographical errors — and had some intense discussions on things like housing density — what may have been most revealing were the public comments…

Just Listed in Fort Worth: Another Affordable Meadowbrook Gem With Plenty of Potential

By Eric Prokesh | January 12, 2024 |

Continuing the theme of affordable real estate, I stumbled onto a listing that was a mere 20 hours old on the main drag of Central Meadowbrook. The subject of crime often comes up in the northeastern section of Fort Worth and though the neighborhood indeed abuts some alleged high crime areas, crime statistics for Central…

An Original Midcentury in Richardson That’s Filled With Thoughtful Details

By Nikki Barringer | January 12, 2024 |

You know a house is hot when you see it making the rounds on social media by agents other than the listing agent. That’s exactly the case with this way cool midcentury in Richardson. It’s one of those where you fall in love instantly, lose your cool, call the agent, and then by the time…

Landsea Homes Expands Regional Presence With Acquisition of DFW-Based Homebuilder

By CandysDirt | January 11, 2024 |

Landsea Homes Corporation, a publicly traded residential homebuilder, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Antares Homes, a Dallas-Fort Worth-based homebuilder, for $232.2 million in cash.  The transaction, once completed, will expand Landsea Homes’ presence in North Texas.    “Since entering Texas in 2021 and purchasing additional lots in August…

Allie Beth Allman & Associates Reports Legendary Home Sales by Alex Perry

By CandysDirt | January 11, 2024 |

Alex Perry ended the year once again as the No. 1 luxury agent in Dallas, closing more than $300 million in sales for the third year in a row.  For Perry, 2023 also was the second year in which he ranked as the No. 1 luxury agent in Dallas and across Texas, according to RealTrends…

Dallas Staff Outline What You Could Do With $60M From The Bond Election, And It Ain’t Much

By April Towery | January 11, 2024 |

The projects slated for a 2024 Dallas bond election are nowhere close to being finalized, but the latest memorandum from Assistant City Manager Robert Perez suggests what can be done with a baseline starting point of $60 million for housing.  A $60 million housing bond, if approved, would fund six multifamily housing projects for a…