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Forget The Popcorn, But Let’s Dance on The Ceiling With These Fabulous Open Houses

By Joy Donovan / April 27, 2023 /

So we’re not exactly dancing on ceilings, but ceilings will not be ignored. We’re way past the popcorn ceilings, those thick, bumpy, and sometimes even sparkly ceiling textures so popular from the 1950s to the ‘80s. Also known as “cottage cheese” or “acoustic ceilings,” they were created to quiet the noise. Supposedly New Yorker Francis…

Flashback to 1962 With a Day in the Life of Luxury High-Rise Turtle Creek North

By Shelby Skrhak / March 19, 2023 /

Dallas’ jet set of the early 1960s lived in and positively loved trendy, newly-erected luxury dwellings like Turtle Creek North in Oak Lawn, as well as others throughout Preston Hollow, and of course, “behind the pink wall.”

Consider ‘Parking’ it in This Lower Greenville Condo Under $300k

By Shelby Skrhak / February 22, 2023 /

Desperado’s, Rusty Taco, and Parkit Market. You might consider these institutions both old and new as the holy trinity of food and beverage at Greenville and University Blvd.. This week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Dallas mortgage expert Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial, is a great, two-bedroom condo for sale in a quiet…

Luxury Real Estate Agents Tell Dallas Builders Association There’s a ‘Serious Inventory Issue’

By April Towery / February 10, 2023 /

Expert Realtors representing Lake Highlands, the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and Lakewood talked shop Thursday about building and design trends — and a staggering lack of inventory — in a post-pandemic market.  A star-studded panel including luxury real estate agents shared thoughts on what buyers want and what builders ought to be doing at Thursday’s…

Three Super Bowl Touchdown-Dance-Worthy Open Houses Near Patrick Mahomes’ Westlake Estate

By April Towery / February 9, 2023 /

The Tarrant County suburb of Westlake is the place to be for football royalty ahead of the Super Bowl. Just ask Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who owns a home in the area valued at about $5.5 million. Herschel Walker may have failed at his bid for the Georgia Senate, but he, too, is…