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Who’s Building Housing in DFW? Mostly Immigrants, Research Shows

By Charles Grand | January 26, 2026 |

It’s been conventional wisdom for decades that immigrants play an outsized role in U.S. construction, and in the D-FW, the percentage of foreign-born workers in the building trades is outpacing the national average. A recent analysis conducted by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University put the share of immigrants in the Dallas…

Discover the Details That Define a Glen Lakes Gem

By Daniel Lalley | January 25, 2026 |

When success is measured by luxury is always top of mind. However, we don’t often draw a distinction between true luxury and everyday opulence. The state of everyday opulence is as fluid and fickle as many of the fashion trends that accompany it. One day, it might be defined by flashy aesthetics and inflated price…

Downtown Lease May Serve as Stopgap Ahead of Possible Morgan Stanley Expansion in DFW

By Charles Grand | January 25, 2026 |

Financial services giant Morgan Stanley is weighing a major permanent expansion in the D-FW that could see it setting up shop in Uptown, but for now, it is going to lease some temporary digs downtown. The company is in final negotiations to sign a four-year lease for 120,000 square feet of space in Fountain Place,…

City Hall Roundup: Library Fallout, World Cup Update, DART Negotiations

By Charles Grand | January 25, 2026 |

I hope all of y’all are staying warm as we enter Day 2 of this icy long weekend. Officials are cautioning against taking any unnecessary trips on the roadways, so why not heed the advice and read up on some of the goings on at Dallas City Hall this past week? Staff Regroups After Proposed…

Park Views, Pool Days, and Polished Living in University Park

By CandysDirt | January 24, 2026 |

With all the snow and ice sticking around for the long weekend, consider this your reminder that warmer days are coming. No, wait. Scratch that! At 3409 Villanova St., they’re already here — thanks to a heated pool. Located directly across the street from Coffee Park and zoned to the highly sought-after Hyer Elementary School,…

This Kessler Highlands Tudor Cottage Is Going To Fly Off the Market

By Karen Eubank | January 24, 2026 |

This is just about the cutest Kessler Highlands Tudor cottage I’ve seen in a very long time. It’s beautifully maintained, updated, and move-in ready. It was just listed a few days ago, and I expect it to fly off the market. Because it’s located in a conservation district, you have a cohesive neighborhood of bungalows,…