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We Can’t Stop Loving This Lakewood Ranch!

By Karen Eubank / July 5, 2025 /

Is this the cutest home I have seen all month? Why yes, yes it is. The more I look at it, the more I cannot stop loving this Lakewood Ranch! I am so impressed by the way buyers are taking these older ranch homes and completely reinventing them. This is one of the best I…

What Compass’s Lawsuit Against Zillow Is Really About

By Shelby Skrhak / July 1, 2025 /

Let’s clear something up: Compass isn’t suing Zillow for banning private listings. That’s a common misconception about the high-profile antitrust lawsuit Compass filed this spring. In fact, some private listings — sometimes called “office exclusives” — are still allowed under Zillow’s policy. What the lawsuit is really about is Zillow’s Listing Access Standards, and the…

This Custom Hillcrest Estates Modern by Josh Zielke Has Beauty and Brains

By Karen Eubank / June 26, 2025 /

Hillcrest Estates is one of those hidden gem neighborhoods where you’re in the heart of Dallas yet feel completely off the beaten path. If you are not familiar with it, that’s by design. Our publisher Candy Evans moved here from Park Lane years ago. “To me, it’s the best location in Dallas,” Evans said. “It’s…

Compass Sues Zillow Over Private Listings Ban That Violates Antitrust Laws

By Shelby Skrhak / June 24, 2025 /

Zillow’s crackdown on off-market listings escalated this week as Compass filed an antitrust lawsuit in the Southern District of New York, challenging Zillow’s enforcement of its new 24‑hour “private listings” rule. CEO Robert Reffkin called it an abuse of Zillow’s “monopoly power,” accusing the platform of blocking homeowners and agents for marketing listings elsewhere too…

You Can Own a Strait Lane Modernist With Quite the Architectural Provenance

By Karen Eubank / June 23, 2025 /

Strait Lane has been one of our millionaire miles for decades. Name a mover and shaker, from Ross Perot to Kenny and Lisa Troutt to Phil Romano, Andy Beal, and Dirk Nowitzki, they’ve all lived here. Now you too can live here in this Strait Lane Modernist designed by two of our most respected architects,…