Affordable housing

Funky Cedar Crest Family Home To Fall In Love With

By Bethany Erickson / February 12, 2019 /

Sometimes you flip through listings and a house just … stands out — like this funky Cedar Crest home with a fun facade and a well-updated interior with a price point that will make some family very, very happy. Unfamiliar with Cedar Crest? We’ve written about listings in the charming neighborhood before, but for the…

Rents Are Higher in North Texas Suburbs, Exburbs

By CandysDirt / February 9, 2019 /

Dallas proper posted moderate rent increases, but it was the area suburbs and exburbs that saw the biggest apartment rents in 2018, RentCafe revealed in a recent report. Flower Mound posted the highest rent at $1,526 (despite only having a minimal increase of 0.1 percent), higher than Farmers Branch and Frisco with average rents of…

Midcentury Bungalow Is True Blue Perfection For A First-Time Buyer

By Bethany Erickson / February 5, 2019 /

If it feels like it’s tough to find a great house for a budget-friendly, first-time buyer price under $250,000, it’s not your imagination — it’s getting harder and harder to find a move-in ready, single family home for less than $250,000 in the Dallas area. We’ve even written about the phenomenon a few times. And…

First Turtle Creek Terrace Unit Hits Market After Lincoln Katy Trail Loss

By Jon Anderson / January 15, 2019 /

After a long and winding road, Lincoln Property’s proposed Lincoln Katy Trail project was denied by city council (I assume they will re-apply). That project would have replaced the Turtle Creek Terrace condo complex. Today, Turtle Creek Terrace unit #168, located at 3203 Carlisle – the intersection of Oak Lawn and Uptown – was listed.…

Dallas Housing Market: Four Things To Watch in 2019

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 9, 2019 /

Unlike prior years, 2019 will not be full steam ahead for our area’s housing market. Looking ahead, here are four things to watch in the year to come and why they matter: