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‘She’s a Force For Good’: Housing Advocate Ashley Brundage Tapped to Lead Dallas Habitat for Humanity

By April Towery | April 17, 2024 |

A well-known housing advocate is taking her talents to Dallas Habitat for Humanity. Ashley Brundage takes the reins May 13 as the organization’s chief executive officer.  Brundage has worked for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas for almost two decades and most recently made headlines as the founding board chair of Dallas Housing Coalition, which fought…

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What Homeowners Should Know This Spring in North Texas

By Brenda Masse | April 17, 2024 |

It’s spring in North Texas, and that means it’s the perfect time to give your home a little TLC. While every season requires its own bit of home maintenance, spring is a time when you can really enjoy working on your house: the weather is nice (when it’s not raining) and it just feels good…

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Whimsy, Wonder, And Elvis Help Sell This Washington State Home

By Mimi Perez | April 17, 2024 |

It has been 29 years since my husband, Gus, and I renewed our wedding vows in Las Vegas with an Elvis impersonator. It was held at the Graceland Wedding Chapel. We had our pick of Elvis impersonators. We went with the young, skinny Elvis wearing a white jumpsuit covered in rhinestones with a cape and…

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HomeServices of America Loses Supreme Court Bid to Toss Sitzer/Burnett Ruling Due to Arbitration Agreement

By Candy Evans | April 16, 2024 |

HomeServices of America, the parent company of Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Ebby Halliday Realtors, Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, and Williams Trew Real Estate, deserves a helluva lot of credit. Huge accolades. Though almost all other defendants (most major U.S. real estate brokerages) have settled the landmark Sitzer/Burnett Commissions verdict, agreeing to dole out millions…

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Could Reports of The ‘Forever Chemicals’ PFAS in Texas Water Supplies Affect Home Prices?

By Joanna England | April 16, 2024 |

A new report from the Texas Tribune shows that several Texas water systems are contaminated with PFAS levels above newly released limits for the “forever chemicals.” The report named several North Texas water facilities with levels of PFAS that exceed limits deemed “safe” for consumption, including those serving affluent suburbs. Sandwiched between Ridgeview Ranch Golf…

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How Adaptive Reuse Is Converting Downtown Dallas Boardrooms to Residential Bedrooms

By Shelby Skrhak | April 16, 2024 |

On this episode of Dallas Dirt, the conversation revolves office conversions in commercial real estate. It’s no secret that office buildings across the country are sitting half-vacant, but this trio of an architect, a commercial real estate broker, and a land use consultant says adaptive reuse is the answer. Join Dallas Dirt host Candy Evans…

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