Becky Oliver

You Can Own the Ultimate JanMar Midcentury Modern If You Move Fast

By Karen Eubank / October 20, 2025 /

When we wrote about this 1959 JanMar Midcentury Modern Ranch five years ago, we never imagined its potential. But Jessa and Alex Stevens did. They’d been living in Philadelphia and moved to Dallas when the pandemic began. If you remember, the real estate market was crazy then. Jessa flew down with a couple of houses…

A Bed And Breakfast in Historic Peak’s Addition Offers a Unique Opportunity

By Karen Eubank / July 29, 2021 /

This historic Greek Revival home is one of the most exciting real estate opportunities in Dallas. And if I had the money, I’d be first in line to snag this gorgeous house in the Peak’s Surburban Historic District. The house was built in 1905 for Dr. G.M. Hackler, a prominent physician associated with The University…

A Bertram Hill Swiss Avenue Estate is Finally for Sale!

By Karen Eubank / August 27, 2020 /

Once, in a while, a great Swiss Avenue estate hits the market. When I say great, I mean the pedigree is as good as it gets. This Swiss Avenue estate was built in 1924, by Dines and Kraft and designed by architect Bertram Hill. If you love Dallas homes and their history, you might be…

Stunning Russwood Acres Estates Contemporary Tops Our Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / February 1, 2018 /

Every Thursday, we pick three sensational open houses in Dallas you shouldn’t miss that weekend. It’s our CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week post and it features the hottest North Texas properties on the market.  This week, our houses range in price from $369K to $1.099 million, including a newly listed Russwood Acres Estates contemporary with lush curb appeal…

Fox 4’s Becky Oliver Transitioning From Tough Investigative Report to… Realtor?

By Candy Evans / June 11, 2015 /

No kidding: Becky Oliver is retiring from Fox 4 after 24 years, 33 years total in television. And guess what she plans to do next? Have her Realtor’s license by August. Here’s what she told Ed Bark in Uncle Barky’s Bytes: Oliver, who’s husband, Gerald, is an attorney, notes they’ve been “very active in real estate”…