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Helloooo 2023!!! Wooo!!! Welcome to another year of wacky House Porn. Yeah, baby, it is going to be a good year. I know this with so much certainty because the very first house I came across when I started looking for one to write about was a beachfront home with plenty of boobies on display. Serendipity…
It’s the start of 2023, and a lot of people are making resolutions for their health, but what about their homes? If being trapped indoors for two years during the global COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s what we can’t stand about our current accommodations. While many people have likely taken up paintbrushes and circular…
In 2022, the rent was too damn high. It’s almost become standard operating procedure for Dallas’ workforce to not be able to afford rent or a mortgage. Even affordable housing isn’t particularly affordable — and there’s not enough of it to meet the growing needs of the Dallas area. The national rent index showed the…
Now that the most wonderful time of the year has come and gone, buckle up for election season and a full slate of Dallas City Council seats up for grabs. Election Day is May 6. City council members serve two-year terms, and elections are held on odd-numbered years. There are no staggered terms, so all…
Kicking it off with a bang by not following directions. Here’s a peek behind the curtain. I write the Tuesday $200k or $300k. This column should be about any home in that price range. And I stick to it. Generally. But then this one popped up and I thought there might be some future Ropers…
It’s that time again for your faithful Tarrant County Tuesday columnist to tell you all about the 2023 real estate market. Time to get your pen and paper ready, or make sure you have enough toner in your dot-matrix printer to print this article. But first, a story. Four Simple Words Waaaaaay back when I…
