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Full disclosure here today my peoples, when I first saw the home featured in this week’s column I was awash in a sense of dread. Circular houses always seem to be a good idea but then something goes awry and my hands usually end up holding my shaking head. But then I read the description…
From Staff Reports The share of Baby Boomers has surpassed Millennials and now makes up the largest generation of home buyers, according to the latest study from the National Association of Realtors. The 2023 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report, which examines the similarities and differences of recent home buyers and sellers across generations,…
Every April, thousands descend on the scenic Highland Lakes region of Ellis County, to celebrate a flower so special it’s inspired one of Texas’ longest-running festivals and even its own urban lore. The 71st annual Ennis Bluebonnet Trail guides visitors along 40 miles of hills and pastures so wildflower-laden that the landscape is positively carpeted…
It all started with an interrupted CandysDirt.com content meeting during Thundersleet /Icepocalyse 2023. We were discussing ideas for upcoming articles, when somebody mentioned Shelby Skrhak’s witty compilation of The Best Weather Related Tweets We’ve Seen, The Thundersleet Edition, that had come out that day. The shining star of the article was a series of hilarious…
About $4.4 million has been collected since May for a little-known affordable housing incentive program known as the Mixed-Income Housing Development Bonus. The MIHDB fund was created by the Dallas City Council last year to provide incentives like changes in height, floor area ratio, density, or parking reduction in exchange for on-site affordable units. Developers…
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” That phrase from Oscar Wilde perfectly embodies today’s Tarrant County Tuesday. Ask anyone in the home building or designing world and they’ll tell you that it’s a difficult task to try and recreate a certain style or genre not indigenous to their area. In every Dallas-Fort Worth neighborhood,…
