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This East Austin Property Offers a Blueprint for ‘House Hacking’ and Co-Ownership

By Mimi Perez | March 17, 2026 |

For generations, the old real estate adage has been “location, location, location.” But for the younger generation trying to break into today’s housing market, the more appropriate adage might be “options, options, options.” With interest rates hovering around the mid-6% range and home prices showing no signs of abating, Gen Z is opting for “house…

Fort Worth Adds More Park Land to Boost Conservation Efforts

By Charles Grand | March 17, 2026 |

Fort Worth officials have been making investments in the city’s protected green space, securing 16 acres of adjacent land to expand the Tandy Hills Natural Area between I-30 and Lancaster Avenue. Comprising some 160 acres a few miles east of the central business district, Tandy Hills is known for its rolling hills and views of…

Council Rift Widens Over Dallas City Hall and Possible Mavericks Arena

By Charles Grand | March 16, 2026 |

Members of the Dallas City Council remain divided over the fate of City Hall and are pressing their respective cases as to the integrity of the process underlying staff’s efforts to explore relocation and redevelopment options. On Sunday, Mayor Eric Johnson offered his most forceful response to those who have been speculating that officials and…

Sanctuary Point Offers Privacy, Prestige, and Proximity

By CandysDirt | March 16, 2026 |

Sanctuary Point is the extraordinary vision of developer Brian Banner. When he discovered a beautiful, secluded parcel of land near the shores of Lewisville Lake, inspiration struck. Banner and his wife Becky had already developed an exceptional property in Little Elm. In 2017, they created a premier wedding and event venue called Knotting Hill Place, which…

This Historic Hal Yoakum Highland Park Tudor Has Been Beautifully Reimagined

By Karen Eubank | March 16, 2026 |

Finding a historic Highland Park Tudor on a terrific lot in a great location with mature trees has become a challenge. So, when Laura Williamson got a hot tip that this home was about to hit the market, she took one look and knew she did not want to see another historic home torn down.…

Louisiana’s Live! Casino Hotel Bets Big on Dallas

By Shelby Skrhak | March 15, 2026 |

Before there was Durant and Thackerville, there was Shreveport and Bossier City. This was before the sprawling Oklahoma complexes of Choctaw and WinStar became Dallas’s gold standard for a gambling getaway. In the nineties and early aughts, Dallasites often made the I-20 trek to Louisiana’s Red River, where casino neon lights reflected off the river…