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Oak Lawn Townhome Looks Sleek and Marvelous, Topping Our Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / March 29, 2018 /

The North Texas real estate market is full of hot properties, and we spend a lot of time obsessing over every beautiful and impressive detail we find.  That’s why the CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week column is such a pleasure to write. We get to write about one, two, three properties you’ve got to see this…

First Internationally Certified Passive House in Texas Hits Market Today in Dallas

By Leah Shafer / March 26, 2018 /

Dallas gets some big bragging rights today as the first internationally certified Passive House in Texas goes on the market. If you don’t know what that is, listen up and prepare to be impressed with this tale of two men’s vision to bring a new building standard to the state.  The Northwest Dallas house at 3846…

Splurge vs. Steal: Two University Park Tudor Revival-style Houses with Big Character

By Leah Shafer / March 12, 2018 /

From roughly the 1890s through the 1940s, America had a love affair with Tudor Revival-style houses. So much so that during the 1920s, about a quarter of all new residential builds across the country were Tudor-styled. These houses offer true craftsmanship and attention to detail, which is part of their appeal.  The Depression tanked new construction,…

Custom Landscaping Is Just the Beginning at this Kiestwood Estates Renovation

By Leah Shafer / February 15, 2018 /

One of the largest concentrations of intact midcentury houses in Dallas can be found in an Oak Cliff neighborhood many people have never heard of, Kiestwood Estates.  Our Thursday Three Hundred at 2529 Woodmere Dr. is a 1955 ranch-style midcentury in this wonderful part of the city, set among rolling hills and wooded lots. Custom landscaping and…

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…