COVID-19

Dallas Builders Association Fights Back Against Crippling Permitting Delays

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / December 11, 2020 /

By Phil CroneExecutive Officer, Dallas Builders Association For builders, 2020 has had no shortages of challenges in the City of Dallas. The first, of course, came in March when the Dallas Builders Association’s advocacy played a critical role in keeping housing designated as an essential business.  As housing demand sprung to life across the Metroplex,…

Celebrating Holidays in a Pandemic? Festive Sets Makes Family Dinners Fun

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / December 9, 2020 /

By Whitney JodryFounder, Festive Sets Home has a new meaning and a renewed place in our lives as a result of COVID-19. Over the past nine months or so, home, whether your primary residence or a second home, has been a place of safety and shelter from the pandemic, a source of respite and solitude,…

Need an Incentive to Lease? Dallas Rents Decline 2.6% Since Start of Pandemic, Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / November 24, 2020 /

Another day, another study about declining rents. This time, Apartment List’s November 2020 Dallas Rent Report shows that Dallas rents over the past month have declined significantly. Last week, a RENTCafé analysis found that Frisco and Plano ranked first and second in the percentage of renters vs. homeowners over the past decade. Apartment List also…

Ski Season Update: Are You Planning to Hit The Slopes Soon?

By CandysDirt / November 16, 2020 /

The 2020/2021 winter ski season is upon us. To anyone and everyone that jetted off to ski for spring break earlier this year, arriving just before the whole world (and the slopes) shut down because of COVID-19, the time has finally come for redemption. It’s 2020, so things will look different this year of course…

Considering Thanksgiving Outdoors? Here’s a Covid-Friendly Guide to Backyard Entertaining

By Elaine Raffel / November 15, 2020 /

Last holiday season, socially distanced entertaining wasn’t even on our radar. But what a difference a year makes. In 2020, more and more homeowners are winter-prepping their backyards to make outdoor living a year-round reality.