Compass Real Estate
At first glance you think, “Oh wow, that’s a really pretty house.” And it is. Oh boy is it. The owner worked at Tallulah & Hess, the popular Lakewood goods boutique, so that basically tells you all you need to know. (Exceptional taste.) It’s not just the décor or the furnishings or the absolutely perfect,…
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As the adage goes, love finds you when you’re not looking for it. It was a whirlwind weekend in 2018 that had Kara Murphy and her husband, Carl Hunermund, looking for a house on a deadline. So it was pure luck that they found the home of their dreams, which turned out to be a…
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From time to time I’ll get pushback from clients if I suggest buying a condominium instead of a townhome or single-family residence. Much of the time the argument from the client is that most condos are all the same. A lot of buildings have similar floorplans, finishes, and styles — all of which can make…
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When I rang up Dr. Jim Gaines, a research economist at the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M, it must have been something of a Groundhog Day or déjà vu situation for him. He’d just discussed this same subject with a fellow economist and a room full of Fort Worth real estate professionals.…
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This adorable Austin Stone Cottage is located in the Dells District of Oak Cliff. If you’re not familiar with the Dells District, don’t worry Heritage Oak Cliff is. They can tell you all about it or in the spirit of summation, I’ll do it here. Developed in the late 1920s by Mr. Irwin, the Irwindell…
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