Dallas real estate news
When Winnetka Heights was still full of crumbling rentals and dilapidated structures, Diane Sherman saw the beauty in the North Oak Cliff neighborhood. A resident of Winnetka Heights since 1979, Sherman was one of the vocal proponents of the city measures that would make Winnetka Heights a verified, protected historic district. Sherman’s not one to…
They lived on Beverly Drive in Highland Park, at 3640 Beverly to be exact. The beautiful, 9,874 square foot estate built in 1985 was on almost one acre of prime Highland Park dirt, featured six bedrooms, six full baths and a couple powders, eight fireplaces (apparently the Hicks really love a fireplace in every room),…
[Editor’s note: A version of this story was originally published in the May 2012 issue of enLIGHTenment. Reproduced with permission.] Bruce Graf has had his share of unusual requests such as a bedroom that incorporates a wood porch and screen door; and an outdoor patio cover designed to look like a giant butterfly. In fact,…
Readers, This is the column that started what would become 99 columns in 2015 (some you’ve not seen yet) for CandysDirt.com. I’ve been frequently asked how I got started. It’s simple … revenge! After attending a particularly egregious HOA meeting, I penned a screed to Candy detailing the insanity of the building I lived in. …
When you talk about the dream that gets people into real estate, it often follows the arc of Barbara Corcoran’s story. She worked 22 different jobs before getting a $1,000 loan from her boyfriend and starting a fledgling real estate office in New York City. More than $5 billion later, Corcoran is a well-known entrepreneur…
