Affordable Dallas Real Estate

Ridgewood Park Midcentury Feels Surprisingly Spacious, Reduced $25K

By Leah Shafer / May 19, 2015 /

Every week, as I research this Tuesday Two Hundred column, and I can always count on finding lots of properties in the $200,000 to $300,000 price range in three Dallas locations: East of White Rock Lake, Northwest Dallas inside 635, and North Oak Cliff. Certain neighborhoods rarely show up, like the location of today’s Tuesday Two Hundred at 6424 E.…

House Hunting: Single Mom Sold House in 52 Hours, Can’t Decide Where to Move

By Leah Shafer / April 8, 2015 /

Lisa Long is a single mother and pottery teacher in Richardson ISD who recently decided to sell her three-bedroom Irving house after five years and move closer to work. Long found herself in a situation emblematic of the fast-and-furious pace of the North Texas real estate market: Her house was on the market for 52…