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What is a passive energy home? It’s a term that sometimes gets conflated with “green home.” A home that is built with passive energy standards is a thoughtfully designed and built home where the owners can realize sometimes as much as 90 percent of energy costs versus a traditionally built home. It’s not just building…
This cutest little blue bungalow in McKinney has the cutest little story, too. It’s right by Historic Downtown McKinney, yet just far enough away to make it the perfect spot. Back when the current owners first toured it, they fell in love. It was then a single owner — a little gem of a discovery.…
The proposed City of Dallas budget won’t be unveiled until Aug. 8, but a 72-page Dallas City Council presentation is giving penny-pinching taxpayers plenty to digest in the interim. Chief Financial Officer Jack Ireland reviewed the 2023-24 and 2024-25 budget and responded to general questions during a June 21 briefing. The City Council adopted a…
By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor Mortgage rates drifted slightly higher again last week as mortgage bonds’ slow ebb and flow continued. The market in June has been incredibly stagnant, with only three days that forced loan officers to consider locking their pipelines. Over the weekend another major world event unfolded and many asked, “What…
If I ever come across a Dallas trivia contest the first thing I am doing is claiming Dave Perry-Miller Realtor Kyle Rovinsky as my partner. The second thing I am doing is calling my bookie in Vegas and putting every dime I own on us to win it all. The third thing I am doing…
New Yorkers have escaped to the Hamptons for decades. While the Hamptons have the beach, Cedar Creek has the lake. For landlocked Dallasites, water, natural beauty, proximity to the city, and a resort lifestyle make owning a second home here an obvious choice. Think about how you want to spend your summer vacation. Do you…
