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Boutique Real Estate Agencies Serving Ever More Niche Markets On Rise in DFW

By Jon Anderson / April 1, 2017 /

How real estate agencies operate is undergoing a fundamental shift. What began decades ago with neighborhood-centric mom-and-pop agencies were aggregated into city-wide, all-service agencies. Local brokerages, have, in some cases, grown over time into large national and global brands. The internet age has further changed things, adding largely online-based agencies to the mix. In many…

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Forget Bobcats and Coyotes: Cougars Spotted in Numerous Dallas Neighborhoods City’s New Biggest Threat (With Infographic)

By Leah Shafer / April 1, 2016 /
Dallas cougars

Everyone is abuzz with the coyote and bobcat sightings all over town, from Plano to East Dallas. These are the new most feared words in North Texas: “You need to know that a coyote has been spotted out here tonight.” Several house pets have been killed, and homeowners are alarmed that the coyotes are becoming,…

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HGTV and DIY Networks Shutter Operations; Face FCC Regulations and Class-Action Lawsuit

By Jon Anderson / April 1, 2015 /

Popular real estate and renovation cable TV networks House and Garden Television (HGTV) and DIY Network shuttered operations today in the wake of recent FCC legislation and a class-action lawsuit from appliance manufacturers. The chilling and sweeping legislation by the FCC, bans the words “charm” and “character” (among others) from the nation’s airwaves. It also…

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Dallas County Commissioners Must Be Smoking “Something”. They Want a 17- Story Ferris Wheel In Founders Plaza?

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2011 /

This has got to be some sort of a Texas State Fair related joke. The Dallas County Commissioners apparently want a new attraction, a 21st Century version of the famous Ferris Wheel at Fair Park, in downtown Dallas. They want to construct a huge rotating obervatory in Founders Plaza, to sit on top of the…

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