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When scouting around for the right subject for today’s column, two songs came to mind when I discovered this Hood County ranch — “Miles and Miles of Texas” originally by Jim McGraw and the Western Sundowners in 1961, and “If I Had $1,000,000” by The Barenaked Ladies in 1991. Once again, even I amaze myself…
In a market with shrinking inventory, high prices, and high interest rates, a new problem has emerged: a surplus of licensed real estate agents competing for available listings. According to a new report from the Consumer Federation of America, more than 1.5 million residential real estate agents — including brokers — compete for 5 to…
After two special sessions and more than a few proverbial shots fired from both chambers of the Texas Legislature, Republican lawmakers reached an agreement Monday to provide property tax relief. The Texas Tribune broke the news Monday morning: The $18 billion compromise between the Texas House and Senate — which includes more than $5 billion…
A recent conversation with architect Max Levy made me look at modernist architecture in a new light. While I’ve always appreciated it, I don’t think I fully understood it until we spoke. He made two points that struck me deeply. It was one of those moments when I wanted to slap my hand to my…
The Dallas Love Field Environmental Advisory Committee meets this week, offering a rare opportunity for residents who live near the city-owned airport to air their grievances about noise pollution. Neighbors in Briarwood, Bluffview, Love Field West, Elm Thicket, and the town of Highland Park have reached out to CandysDirt.com over the past year about the…
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME WITH THIS HOUSE? It’s in the Fairmont Historic District in Fort Worth, which, if you’re not familiar with, all you really need to know is that it is charming times 1,000. It’s absolutely adorable and a mix of million-dollar homes, Craftsman-style homes, gorgeous lawns, and giant trees. It’s close to…
