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Shelter in place, they said. Isolate at home, they said. And we did, and some people found out investing in an entertaining home could be just what the (pandemic) doctor ordered. Then some of those people decided they actually liked outdoor living enough to make fun in their own backyard. So, if you are one…
Here is one of those rare real estate finds — an urban condominium that really feels like home. This is CandysDirt.com’s second visit to Grove Street’s Le Bijou condominium development, which was built in 2006 in the heart of downtown Fort Worth. The Le Bijou townhouse follows the classic urban townhouse profile with a street…
Buyers and sellers have stopped talking about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local real estate market — for the most part. The talk of the town is now about the influx of people, the lack of inventory, and the dreaded interest rates. But there’s one surefire way to get exactly what you…
In the fight to save part of what makes Colleyville such a desirable place to live, opponents of a plan to develop 14 acres located between Pool Road and Wilkes Drive won a major battle this week. On Feb. 21, the Colleyville City Council denied WillowTree Custom Homes’ appeal to rezone the property from agricultural…
The Dallas City Council has remained quiet about short-term rentals as election season is in full swing, but the residents who don’t want Airbnbs in their neighborhood appear determined to keep the issue in the forefront. Several residents spoke about restricting or eliminating STRs from residential neighborhoods during Feb. 8 and Feb. 22 Dallas City…
By Jay FirschingSenior Associate and Historic Preservation Specialist, Architexas Wheatley Place was platted in 1916 in an area known at the time as Queen City. Like many Black enclaves surrounding Dallas, it originated after the Civil War as a farming community outside the city limits. As Dallas slowly expanded, the extension of streetcar lines to…
