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Dallas Housing Market: Four Things To Watch in 2019

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 9, 2019 /

Unlike prior years, 2019 will not be full steam ahead for our area’s housing market. Looking ahead, here are four things to watch in the year to come and why they matter:

Texas Legislature Gavels In: Bathrooms Out, Property Taxes and Schools In

By Bethany Erickson / January 9, 2019 /

Bathrooms? That’s so 2017. The new hot legislative priorities lighting up Austin this legislative session are school finance and property taxes. Think I’m kidding? New House Speaker Dennis Bonnen put it on a cup — actually, every cup in the Senate lounge is now emblazoned with “School Finance Reform, The Time Is Now.” The session…

Oak Lawn Committee: Awnings And Ear Plugs As Uptown Marriott Returns

By Jon Anderson / January 9, 2019 /

There was just one project slated for last night’s Oak Lawn Committee and it was about a variance needed for a pair of awnings by the Uptown Marriott being built by Alamo Manhattan on Fairmount Street in back of Nick & Sam’s restaurant. The pre-awning project gained support from the OLC in December 2016. At…

It’s Wednesday, So Let’s Do the Time Warp Again

By Bethany Erickson / January 9, 2019 /

For this week’s Wednesday WTF, we’ve found a listing that is a bit of a time warp, again. Now, we’re not afraid of a house that time forgot, I mean, we wrote about three last year. And we never cease to be amazed at a listing where nothing has changed in more than 40 years.…

Splurge Vs. Steal Resorts: Two Waterfront Retreats On Cedar Creek Lake

By Amy Puchaty / January 8, 2019 /

It’s only a matter of months before lake season creeps in. And if you’ve been eyeing lake homes in and around the Dallas area, have we got the Splurge vs. Steal for you! This week we put the spotlight on Cedar Creek Lake – a charming destination located just one hour southeast of the Dallas/Fort…