Preston Hollow

Top DFW Builder Confident in Luxury Market, Building Two Multimillion Spec Houses

By Leah Shafer / January 19, 2015 /

Spec homes are a sign of strong builder and bank confidence in a market, as they are created without any specific buyer in mind, just the belief that one will be interested once it is completed. The higher the price tag, the higher the stakes. In our inventory-parched market, homebuilder Les Owens, President of LRO Residential…

2014 Real Estate Year in Review, CandysDirt.com Style

By Candy Evans / January 1, 2015 /

Happy New Year! Steve Brown posted his year end wrap of Dallas real estate, residential and commercial, calling it one for the history books. Tis true: Dallas Real estate values are at their highest EVER, exceeding where we were even before the bubble. And he is right — this boom is fueled by the right stuff:…

The Most Talked About MMM in Dallas in 2014: Big House at Inwood & Royal Still Available

By Candy Evans / December 29, 2014 /

Letting you in on an inside secret here at CandysDirt.com. We “nickname” our weekly Monday Morning Millionaire postings the MMM. When I created CandysDirt, I wanted to post homes on humdrum Mondays that would REALLY  wake readers up. Because, you know, it’s Monday, and you deserve to be blown away. (Come to think of it,…

UPDATE: Porch Parcel Thieves Caught, DPD Says

By Bethany Erickson / December 19, 2014 /

Note to would-be thieves: Pretty much everyone has at least one camera aimed at the entry points for their home nowadays. They’re not that expensive, and are easy to install. Armed with that knowledge, maybe try a new line of work? That being said, the alleged porch parcel thieves that were targeting holiday packages left by delivery trucks…

Porch Parcel Thieves Are Targeting Holiday Deliveries

By Joanna England / December 18, 2014 /

Thanks to inexpensive security cameras, we now have some video of at least one of the thieves that is hitting homes in Midway Hollow and Preston Hollow, stealing Christmas packages right off the front porch. In this video, Ken and Missy Clinchy recorded a thief stealing Christmas gifts off their front porch in the 3900…