Carrollton

The ’60s Meet the ’70s in This Fantastic Carrollton Home

By Shelby Skrhak / March 29, 2023 /

I’d buy this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by mortgage expert Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial, for the fireplace alone. Like a small spaceship that’s landed in your living room or a wide-mouthed monster looking to eat you whole, this cone freestanding fireplace is a fantastic holdover of the 1960s in this 1971…

Foundation Problems Are The Elephant in The Room in North Texas

By Brenda Masse / March 1, 2023 /

If you’re a homeowner in North Texas, we’d like to begin this week’s column with a trigger warning: this post contains mention of foundation problems. We know. They suck, they’re expensive, and nobody wants to talk about them. But, look, if you own a home here — or you’re going to — it’s simply the…

Not a Teardown, But a Build-Up: One Lot Brings Two Great Spots to Live in Downtown Carrollton

By April Towery / November 30, 2022 /

Have you ever driven by an eyesore property and thought about how it could be repurposed into something great?  It’s in a perfect location; it just needs a little TLC. That’s exactly what happened to Richard Robson, who regularly bicycles the Green Trail and Blue Trail to downtown Carrollton. The home at 1300 Francis St.…

We Know Where Shaquille O’Neal Calls Home in North Texas

By Marlin Weso / June 24, 2022 /

Attention Carrollton residents: Shaquille O’Neal is your new neighbor.

This Downtown Carrollton Home Is Just As Pretty As It Was The Day It Was Built

By Shelby Skrhak / April 10, 2022 /

This week’s Inwood Home of the Week, sponsored by Inwood National Bank, takes us to a lovely little area near historic downtown Carrollton. When this charming cottage was first built in 1946, the Dallas County town boasted nearly 100 percent homeownership. That was at the beginning of a feverish housing boom, when homebuilders like Fox…