Dallas real estate news

Lakewood Custom Tudor With a Touch of Swiss Charm

By Karen Eubank / February 8, 2016 /

Its’ tricky to pull off a build that looks like it fits into an established neighborhood but that’s exactly what architect Guy Vance Brown did with 6832 Avalon Ave. David Bush has the $1.7 million listing and is calling this four-bedroom, three-full- and-one-half-bath home an “Alpine Tudor.” We think that’s an apt moniker for the…

Realtors Can Now Upload 36 Photos to MLS, But Do You Need Those Extra 11 Shots?

By Joanna England / February 4, 2016 /

Some buyers have the hardest time imagining how a home will work for their families, and in the digital age, Realtors are providing tools like virtual open houses and tours to help these buyers fall in love with their listings. So I wasn’t surprised when MetroTex Association of Realtors increased the number of  photos agents…

Windsong Ranch Visitor Center Earns National Recognition

By Joanna England / February 3, 2016 /

We knew it the first time we saw it: there was just something very special, warm and inviting about the Welcome Center at Windsong Ranch. We didn’t feel as if we were looking at a sales office, or event a home development marketing center. We felt like we were arriving at a Kimpton Hotel and…

Completely Remodeled Hill Country Contemporary in North Oak Cliff

By Joanna England / February 2, 2016 /

Sometimes a renovation is more like an “elevation.” When remodeling and updating, homeowners can choose to take the existing structure and transform it, or they can elevate it into something altogether new and fabulous. That’s what these sellers have done to this North Oak Cliff traditional. The owners not only capitalized on the home’s location…

Dallas Landmark Commission Votes to Preserve Meadows Building, Delays on Victorian in The Cedars

By Jon Anderson / February 2, 2016 /

The past year has been full of firsts for me at 1500 Marilla. First there was the Planning Commission (who, as unpaid appointees, I wonder how the commissioners live) and then a full council session. Today I was last-minuted into attending a meeting of the Dallas Landmark Commission. Each new experience in the Dallas City…