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It’s Me, Hi, I’m The Problem, It’s Me: Dangerous Home Inspection Finds

By Brenda Masse | July 12, 2023 |

While home inspectors always expect the unexpected, let’s be honest — we mostly go about our day, seeing the same sorts of things. Too little insulation, too much wear and tear on the roof, outlets that don’t work, sinks that don’t drain, pipes that leak, no drip pan on the AC unit: you get the…

Organizers to The Stars, The Home Edit Visits The Neat Freaks of Texas on Summer Tour

By Joy Donovan | July 12, 2023 |

The first shoes weren’t the right ones to wear to The Home Edit Summer of Fun Tour stop at The Eisemann Center in Richardson, so I kicked them into the closet with all the other shoes that had been kicked there yesterday or maybe last week. Then I needed a different purse because the crossbody…

Discover the Unparalleled Craftsmanship of This Builder’s Own Home Near Argyle

By Shelby Skrhak | July 12, 2023 |

We always say it’s a safe bet to purchase an architect’s or builder’s own home. Why? Because they always put in the good stuff for themselves. Realtor Kaki Lybbert of Century 21 Judge Fite Co. has the listing for one of these homes, where you can practically immerse yourself in a world of exceptional craftsmanship…

Oregon Hippie House on The Beach Brings the Boozy Vibes

By Mimi Perez | July 12, 2023 |

The house featured in this week’s column makes me feel boozy. I have always loved the word boozy and now, after all these years, I have a house that encapsulates what it is to feel boozy. Now what is super duper funny is that in the dictionary the example of how the word is to…

Two Months After Hack, Dallas Approves $4M Deal to Protect Against Future Cyber Attacks

By April Towery | July 12, 2023 |

If you’d just started using City of Dallas online dashboards last week, you might not even know the ninth-largest city in the U.S. was hacked by cyberterrorists in May.  The City Council voted June 28 to spend nearly $4 million with Houston-based Netsync Network Solutions to install and maintain a “threat and anomaly detection system”…

Three Things to Know About How Headlines Shape Mortgage Interest Rates

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | July 11, 2023 |

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor Welcome to another week, one that is already a mixed bag of good and bad. On the one hand, the average 30-year fixed rate just hit its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, and at a time when we expected rates to drop. At the same time, inflation…