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Dallas Leaders Tasked With Tackling Comprehensive Housing Policy ‘One Bite at a Time’ 

By April Towery / January 10, 2023 /

Dallas leaders are restructuring the city’s housing policy while weaving in facets of the Racial Equity Plan, and the process has been likened to eating an elephant one bite at a time.  Officials discussed during a Dec. 13 Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee meeting what’s being done to revise the existing policy and how it…

Hensley Field Master Plan Calls For More Than 5,700 New Housing Units in District 3

By April Towery / January 6, 2023 /

In the final Dallas City Council meeting of 2022, elected officials donned ugly holiday sweaters and approved the master plan for a project that could provide much-needed homes, businesses, and transportation connections for District 3.  District 3 Councilman Casey Thomas called the Hensley Field Master Plan his “legacy project” and said it will be a…

Everything You Need to Know About The May 6 Dallas City Council Election

By April Towery / January 3, 2023 /

Now that the most wonderful time of the year has come and gone, buckle up for election season and a full slate of Dallas City Council seats up for grabs.  Election Day is May 6.  City council members serve two-year terms, and elections are held on odd-numbered years. There are no staggered terms, so all…

CandysDirt.com Picks Top Newsmakers of 2022

By April Towery / December 27, 2022 /

We can all agree that 2022 was jam-packed with real estate news. We saw big wins for neighborhoods, elected officials who spoke their minds, and influencers who showed up and showed out.  With some of these folks, there are too many stories to capture in one post. They are, after all, newsmakers. And one thing…

Dallas City Council Approves Four New Housing Developments Under Public Facility Corporation Finance Structure

By April Towery / December 14, 2022 /

Four housing developments were approved this week under the Public Facility Corporation financing structure, lauded by Dallas City Council members as a mechanism for providing affordable homes for the city’s workforce.  “Is there any other way we’re getting affordable housing? Are developers building it for free?” District 1 Councilman Chad West asked.  Assistant Director of…