Dallas real estate news

Aldredge House Tops Preservation Dallas 2015 ‘Most Endangered’ List

By Joanna England / September 15, 2015 /

Fresh on the heels of a shot over the bow from its Swiss Avenue neighbors, the Aldredge House has made Preservation Dallas’ 2015 list of “Most Endangered Historic Places.” This is not unlike the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League‘s annual “Architecture At Risk” campaign, which highlights homes and businesses with significant historic or design qualities…

Swiss Avenue Residents Say Aldredge House Ignored Pleas, Refused to be a Good Neighbor

By Joanna England / September 14, 2015 /

Nick McCune has lived in the Swiss Avenue Historic District for more than 16 years at 5514 Swiss Ave., a sublime two-story Craftsman home that is right next door to the Aldredge House. His home, like the Aldredge House, was built in 1917 and is pristine, with a large front porch and an expanse of…

It’s Partyline! Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Opens Beautiful New Lakewood Office

By Candy Evans / September 11, 2015 /

Call it Lakewood Blue! It’s no secret that one of the hottest ‘hoods in town is Lakewood, in extraordinary East Dallas, where more than 538 homes have been sold this year. They flew off the shelves. Listed homes stay on the market here about 38 days, and the average price per sold property has inched…

Move-in Ready, This Home in the Meadows is Purely Perfect to Plug and Play

By Joanna England / September 11, 2015 /

With the extra “e” in the name, you know that this home on Boedecker is on the northward stretch of the street, across Northwest Highway from the University Park stretch of the road spelled “Bodecker.” No matter how you spell it, though, it’s a great street, and as it stretches northward toward Meadow, it turns…

Ebby Halliday Was My Hero, Says Ellen Terry

By Joanna England / September 10, 2015 /

“Ebby Halliday has always been my hero both before and after I worked for her. She is a once-in-a-lifetime friend and an incredible human being and role model.  She was the grand dame of residential real estate not only in Dallas, Texas, but worldwide. She will be sorely missed and I consider her one of…