Cynthia Paine-Drennan

Contemporary Sylvan Ave. Home Stays in Touch With Its Turn-of-the-Century Past

By Shelby Skrhak / July 19, 2023 /

Everyone knows that Oak Cliff has some of the best topography and native landscape in the city, but I found some compelling proof in quite literally, black and white. Yes dear readers, this is another of my historical storytelling rabbit holes into the Dallas Morning News archives from the past century. It’s also this week’s…

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You Might Swoon Over This Poetic Oak Cliff Bungalow

By Shelby Skrhak / September 7, 2022 /

How do thy love this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans? She’s a darling Oak Cliff bungalow on N. Rosemont Ave., listed by Cynthia Paine-Drennan of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate. Let us count the ways — Classic character with modern upgrades, a beautifully-landscaped yard, and excellent…

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This Northaven Park Home Is Smiling After Its Rebirth

By Shelby Skrhak / September 22, 2021 /

Sakina Claytor doesn’t necessarily practice Feng Sui, but she does believe every home has its own unique energy. “I love to give old houses that’ve been neglected a new life,” says Claytor, who completed eight home remodels last year. “I’m not about building a big monstrous house in an old home’s place. Instead, this is…

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Enjoy Craftsman Style With Modern Convenience in Winnetka Heights

By Shelby Skrhak / August 13, 2021 /

Listing agent Cynthia Payne Drennan of Dave Perry-Miller calls this 2018 modern craftsman “magazine ready” and she’s right. (Though we’re new media here. We prefer the term “CandysDirt.com ready.”) This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, is situated at 822 S. Edgefield Drive near North Oak…

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High Caliber Agent Cynthia Paine-Drennan Has a Legacy of Dallas Real Estate

By Shelby Skrhak / January 16, 2020 /

Cynthia Paine-Drennan has practically been staking Open House signs into the ground since she was a little girl. The Dave Perry-Miller agent is a third-generation Realtor, following in the footsteps of her mother Nancy Paine and grandmother Ruth Newman, who was the first female real estate broker in Dallas. Cynthia, with her husband of 19…

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