Affordable housing
Just 2,370 new housing units were added to the Dallas tax rolls in 2021, a city council member mentioned in a phone interview with CandysDirt.com last week. Maybe that’s a pandemic problem. Maybe it’s the result of inflation or high construction costs. Maybe it can be attributed to the City of Dallas permitting debacle. The…
Dallas is finally paying attention to West Oak Cliff. The City Plan Commission last month unanimously approved the West Oak Cliff Area Plan — a guide to drive new development while protecting current residents. It actually does a lot more than that. For example, it encourages accessory dwelling units to provide more choices for missing-middle…
It’s beginning to look a lot like efficiency and affordability are trending in the Dallas-Fort Worth real estate market. As tiny homes and accessory dwelling units are gaining in popularity, environmentally-friendly modular homes also are entering the scene and making a not-so-tiny splash. Architecture firm Lake | Flato teamed up with developer Oaxaca Interests to…
If your home has structural deficiencies or needs modifications to improve health and safety, the City of Dallas has a program for that. About $3 million is available in Community Development Block Grant and U.S. Housing and Urban Development funds for home rehabilitation and reconstruction. The city is seeking contractors or “subrecipients” to administer the…
Dallas could be making some headway toward its goal of providing mixed-income housing throughout the city thanks to a program from Bank of America. The program, which offers no down payment home loans for first-time homebuyers in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, is one of the first of its kind. Such initiatives were identified in the…
