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Go Green With This Hip, Haute, Historic Hollywood Heights Tudor

By Karen Eubank / November 9, 2023 /

Hollywood Heights is one of those hidden gem neighborhoods in Dallas. Tucked between the Lakewood Country Club golf course and Samuel Grand Park, it’s off the beaten path by design.  In 1920, J.B. Salmon bought what was then a former dairy farm and created the Hollywood Company. Salmon was also the developer of Kessler Highlands…

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Texans Approve Proposition 4, Allowing State to Spend $18 B on Property Tax Cuts

By April Towery / November 8, 2023 /

Ballots are in, and it’s no surprise that Texans overwhelmingly approved Proposition 4. The Texas constitutional amendment allows the state to spend $18 billion on property tax cuts for homeowners and businesses and cut school districts’ tax rates. About 2.26 million Texans showed up at the polls Tuesday, and Proposition 4 garnered 83.82 percent of…

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This Chad Dorsey-Designed European Soft Contemporary Offers a Lesson on The Dallas Economy

By Karen Eubank / October 30, 2023 /

This European soft contemporary in Highland Park home is important for a few reasons. Of course, the home by Chad Dorsey Design surpasses all expectations in terms of beauty, clever use of space, gorgeous materials, and quality construction by More Design + Build, but there is something more important than that. It’s an example of…

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This Colleyville English Country Manor House Has Attracted International Attention

By Karen Eubank / October 16, 2023 /

When Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper features a Colleyville English country manor house, it’s a reminder that Texas and England have had a longstanding love affair.  The English are enamored of our cowboy culture, wide open spaces, and outgoing nature. We are in awe of royalty, the accent, and, of course, the English country manor house.…

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Luxury Real Estate Agent Michelle Wood Lists a Classic Iconic Home For $32 Million

By Karen Eubank / October 11, 2023 /

Just when I think I cannot be impressed, Compass agent Michelle Wood lists a drop-dead gorgeous estate. It’s the new classic iconic home and embodies everything I mentioned about uber-luxury homes on Monday. While I’ll shed a tear for the 1963 Midcentury Modern that once stood on this land, I will also heartily applaud this…

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