Dallas real estate news

Dez Bryant is a Bad Tenant (Allegedly): State Sen. Royce West Sues Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver For Trashed DeSoto Rental

By Joanna England / June 22, 2016 /

When Texas State Sen. Royce West entered his property at 1212 Regents Park Ct. in DeSoto after his tenant, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, had vacated the property, he found filthy carpet, garbage everywhere, broken windows and shutters, and even feces according to court documents. Bryant moved out in January, leaving the six-bedroom, seven-full-and-one-half-bath…

Suburban is the New Urban as Town Centers Draw More People Out of Traditional Cities

By Joanna England / June 15, 2016 /

I had the chance to pick the brain of James Lee, 2016 chair of the Counselors of Real Estate, after he presented the Top 10 Issues Affecting Real Estate at the National Association of Real Estate Editors Spring Conference in hot-and-muggy New Orleans. While the full list (available after the jump) was far-reaching in scope,…

Peering Through the Trees to Turtle Creek Drive, One of Dallas’ Secret Enclaves

By Jon Anderson / June 14, 2016 /

Turtle Creek Drive is so super-secret, DCAD doesn’t list it as a street.  Instead you’ll find it under Turtle Creek Plaza. But you know exactly where it is.  Who hasn’t walked either on the Katy Trail or along Turtle Creek across from the Warrington and seen those houses across the water?  They ain’t small so…

Exclusive: Smoke on the Water — 3015 Cedar Springs’ Perot Plans and Turtle Creek Gardens Snatched Up

By Jon Anderson / June 6, 2016 /

Way back, a rather large mansion occupied the northwest corner of Cedar Springs and … well … Cedar Springs (or Turtle Creek depending on your map). It’s sorta across the street from The Renaissance condos.  For as long as I’ve been coming to Dallas (the mid-1980s) it’s always been an empty lot.  Apparently that’s about…

Door — Another Stab at Shrinking the Real Estate Commission

By Candy Evans / June 2, 2016 /

I have to say, I think I am going to really like Alex Doubet, chief executive officer of the real estate company Door. First of all, soft spot for Ivy Leaguers, and Doubet went to Harvard. Secondly, he said this to the Dallas Morning News: “When you see all the nicely printed collateral from the…