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Home Inspection Humor To Bring Down Your BP on World Hypertension Day

By Brenda Masse | May 17, 2023 |

Today is World Hypertension Day, and you know what is great for lowering your blood pressure? Laughter! It’s science. So for today’s Upon Closer Inspection, I’m doing my part for CandysDirt.com readers’ health by sharing some home inspection humor that will make you laugh. So get comfortable, take some nice, calming breaths, and see if…

Taking Hillbillies to New Heights, Bubba Brings The Brilliance to Arkansas Home

By Mimi Perez | May 17, 2023 |

I am writing this column flying 35,000 feet in the air on my way back to Dallas. My husband, Gus, and I spent a week visiting our heir and spare in Boston since her semester was done. Our daughter took us to watch films created by her friends who are graduating with their MFA in…

Dallas City Council Transportation Committee Backs TxDOT’s Interstate 345 ‘Hybrid Option’ in 5-2 Vote

By April Towery | May 16, 2023 |

City leaders, Texas Department of Transportation officials, and Dallas residents continued talks this week on the future of Interstate 345. What to do with the elevated freeway that cuts through Deep Ellum and downtown Dallas has been hailed as one of the most important transportation decisions in Dallas’ recent history. However, some Dallas City Council…

This French-Inspired Riverhills Home is a Peach

By Seth Fowler | May 16, 2023 |

Are you looking for the ultimate in refined living and comfort? Interested in a French-inspired home in Riverhills, one of Fort Worth’s premier neighborhoods? Well good, because that’s what’s on the docket for today. When the Chisolm Trail Tollway was finished in 2014, it cut into a huge ranch within the Fort Worth city limits…

Dallas Startup Dottid is Making Commercial Real Estate Less Daunting With Data-Driven Platform

By Daniel Lalley | May 16, 2023 |

Commercial real estate is in an uncertain place. With persisting supply chain problems, work culture shifts, and increasing interest rates, retail, office, and industrial properties have certainly been under pressure for the last few years. However, even as our current commercial real estate market becomes ever more precarious, one Dallas proptech startup has made it…

Three Things to Know About How Lower Interest Rates Will be a Bright Spot This Summer

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | May 15, 2023 |

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor Afternoon high temperatures are on the rise, plants everywhere are in full bloom, school is wrapping up, and summer break is just around the corner. If you think it sounds like I’ve got sunshine in my eyes, you’re not wrong. After months of frustrating headlines, the real estate industry…