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This University Terrace Midcentury Has a Garage Big Enough For Your Jacked-up Truck

By Nikki Barringer | December 9, 2022 |

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty agent Bess Dickson has a listing in University Terrace that’s as charming as she is. University Terrace is an often-overlooked little gem of a neighborhood in East Dallas. It’s tucked off Northwest Highway, in between Mockingbird and Abrams. Dickson pointed out that this home is a true midcentury and the…

Christmas Lights 2022: Lights on Fort Worth’s Trail Creek Drive Makes One Singular Sensation

By Joy Donovan | December 9, 2022 |

In our Christmas Lights 2022 special feature, we spotlight 4941 Trail Creek Drive in Fort Worth.

Dallas-Based Proptech Startup Pinnacle Realty Advisors Offers More Than Just 100 Percent Commission

By Daniel Lalley | December 9, 2022 |

The real estate industry is perhaps one of the most cutthroat sectors of the American economy. With a growing legion of both boutique and big-name firms, there is considerable competition for both listings and customers. In traditional firms, the struggle to close quotas and stack profits can leave the agent underrepresented, overworked, and unfairly compensated.…

Dallas Plan Commission Approves ‘Keep it Simple Solution’ to Ban Short-Term Rentals From Neighborhoods

By April Towery | December 8, 2022 |

Members of the Dallas City Plan Commission decided in a split vote Thursday to define short-term rentals as a lodging use and limit them to areas where such uses are allowed, thereby prohibiting short-term rentals from residential areas.  Over the course of the nine-hour meeting, there was talk of enforcing regulations against “bad actors,” allowing…

New Leaf Design Studio Seals The Gaps in Custom Home Building And Design Across The US

By Candy Evans | December 8, 2022 |

The concept of a one-stop shop builder’s design studio is not new: building a custom home is a complicated process that begins with an architectural plan and demands hundreds of structural and design questions, all coming together in critical layers on a tight time schedule.  About twenty years ago, builders created the concept of design…

Charles A. Barnett’s Beautifully Updated Park Cities Manor House is a Success Story

By Karen Eubank | December 8, 2022 |

This architecturally significant manor house is a win for the Park Cities. It offers an example of what is possible and what is quite frankly better in an era when we see lots being scraped left and right. It’s a joy for the eye to land on a classic historic home that has been saved…