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Statistics Point to Lower Rates, But District 11 Crime Has Residents Questioning Their Safety

By April Towery | March 13, 2023 |

An early-morning March 11 shooting in the 6400 block of Royal Lane between Preston and Hillcrest roads left an 11-year-old boy dead and a woman injured. A 30-year-old man was charged with capital murder. Less than two weeks prior, a jeweler was robbed at knifepoint and assaulted in a Galleria parking lot.  Later on the…

Dallas Leaders Consider Using Disaster Recovery Grant Funds For a ‘Tiny Home Village’

By April Towery | March 13, 2023 |

A proposal last week to accept additional Community Development Block Grant funds evolved into a larger discussion of how those dollars can be used to spur alternative housing options and shelter the homeless.  City leaders revealed Wednesday that an additional $15,967 is available to the City of Dallas in disaster recovery funds, adding to the…

Lake Home Market is Heating Up, And Texas Lake Properties Are Leading The Market

By CandysDirt | March 13, 2023 |

For potential lake home or lot buyers, the options are much better this spring than a year ago. According to the Spring 2023 Lake Real Estate Market Report from Lake Homes Realty, 70,101 lake home and lot listings are currently on the market, totaling $33,739,943,882. These statistics are up from the 59,849 listings for $26.134…

Report: Lake Michigan Has The Most Lake Home Listings But Texas Has The Highest Listing Value

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | March 12, 2023 |

From Staff Reports For potential lake home or lot buyers, the options are much better this spring than a year ago. According to the Spring 2023 Lake Real Estate Market Report from Lake Homes Realty, 70,101 lake home and lot listings are currently on the market, totaling $33,739,943,882. These statistics are up from the 59,849…

Prices of Homes and Condos at High Hill Development Include More Than Just a Plot of Land

By Sarah Irvin | March 12, 2023 |

As a natural extension of High Hill Farm, High Hill Development is on a mission to provide a place for people to rest, recharge, and take in a breath of fresh air. Created for those looking to adopt a slower pace of living through an investment property, High Hill Development is bringing laid-back luxury properties…

Elon Musk Is Planning a Company Town Near Austin Named Snailbrook

By CandysDirt | March 12, 2023 |

From Staff Reports Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is planning to build a modern-day company town for his employees located just east of Austin, where approximately 110 three-bedroom homes will lease for $800 per month. The new city will be called Snailbrook in Bastrop County. Musk wants to provide his Austin-area employees, which include staff at Boring,…