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Herschel Walker’s Home in Tarrant County Could Create a Political Problem in Georgia Senate Race

By April Towery | November 28, 2022 |

Former Dallas Cowboys running back and current Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker owns a $3 million home in the Vaquero neighborhood of Westlake. It’s a beautiful Tarrant County estate, but there’s a problem. The NFL legend claimed a homestead exemption on the 7,370-square-foot home at 2210 King Fisher Drive last year and is slated…

Pierce Allman, Father of Dallas Real Estate, RIP

By Candy Evans | November 28, 2022 |

It is with heavy hearts we report on the death of Pierce Allman, co-owner of the eponymous real estate firm Allie Beth Allman & Associates. He was a Dallas-based journalist, public relations executive, community leader, philanthropist, civic enthusiast, long-time resident of Highland Park, and SMU alumnus. Allman died Friday, November 25, the day after Thanksgiving.…

This Highland Park Contemporary is The Architectural Gift That Will Keep on Giving

By Karen Eubank | November 28, 2022 |

Some gifts come in gorgeous textured wrapping paper with enormous bows and embellishments. You open them and are often disappointed by something underwhelming inside. Then there are those that come in sleek white classic packages with a simple ribbon. You may not expect much, but don’t be deceived by a subtle exterior. Those are the…

Missing Middle Concept Could Breathe Life into Dallas Housing Crisis, Experts Say

By April Towery | November 28, 2022 |

A housing crisis has been declared, and many piecemeal efforts are in place to solve it, but one big call to action looms before Dallas: What is missing middle housing and how do you fix it? Missing middle housing is defined as a range of multi-family or clustered housing types compatible with single-family neighborhoods. It’s…

Three Things to Know: Are we Witnessing the Advent of a Global Recession?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | November 28, 2022 |

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor Sunday marked the start of Advent for the Christian faith, and my family was among the billion or more who celebrate around the globe. Advents, in the church and in general, mark the arrival of some notable person or event. Many believe that we’re witnessing the advent of a…

RIP, Mary Frances Burleson, Champion of Ebby Halliday Companies

By Candy Evans | November 27, 2022 |

An icon of Dallas real estate has left us: Mary Frances Burleson, longtime president and CEO of the Ebby Halliday Companies. The Ebby Halliday Companies announced that Burleson, 87, died Sunday morning of natural causes. Burleson famously began as the secretary of Mrs. Ebby Halliday, the company’s namesake founder, and rose to become the company’s…