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A Dallas Housing Policy presentation planned for late August was postponed, but elected officials say that’s no reflection of where their priorities lie. The presentation, originally scheduled for Aug. 22, will likely be heard at a meeting of the Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee, chaired by District 2 Councilman Jesse Moreno, in the near future,…
It’s too easy to say this celebrity home sale by Dallas Realtor Melissa Jennings was a slam dunk. Instead, we’ll polish off our inverted pyramid skills and play it straight: In a noteworthy real estate transaction, Jennings, a Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty agent, just closed a deal with new Dallas Mavericks player Grant Williams.…
Scott Lyons was one of those under-the-radar architects. You had to know someone who knew someone and then be recommended. He designed homes for the movers and shakers of Dallas society and did so to absolute perfection. The most recognized is the home he designed for Texas Instruments founder Eugene McDermott and his wife, Margaret.…
Dallas City Council members took a break from fighting over budget cuts and how to provide property tax relief — and doled out up to $71 million for a project manager to redevelop the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas. Twenty-nine speakers signed up to support the council’s contract with Inspire Dallas LLC, which was…
Well, here’s some good news, especially if you live in McKinney. The McKinney City Council approved its 2024 budget last week, which includes a three-cent decrease in the city’s property tax rate. How about that? Maybe McKinney is the place to be if the tax rates are lower next year, but that’s not the only…
A Child Poverty Action Lab report released in July identified trouble brewing in the Dallas rental market, but you wouldn’t know it by the number of apartment projects approved on an almost-weekly basis by the Dallas City Council. The CPAL report issued the following findings: Public Facility Corporation Projects Three projects were approved Wednesday under…
