Dallas real estate news

Stealth Dorms? Historic District Neighboring TCU Wants to Limit Cohabiting College Co-Eds

By Joanna England / October 7, 2014 /

  This is an interesting story out of Fort Worth, as some neighborhoods push back against big, zero-lot-line homes full of college kids by proposing an overlay to limit unrelated adult residents to three per single-family home instead of the current five. The overlay, which in its current version would not grandfather existing properties, is facing some…

The Utility Concierge: Your One Stop Shop to Get New Home Utilities Set Up, Analyzed, For FREE

By Candy Evans / October 6, 2014 /

Photo courtesy of the Dallas Morning News Kye R. Lee/Staff Photographer Remember when we told you about Gabe Abshire’s Utility Concierge, the brilliant company that hooks up all your utilities and services when you move into a new home? Thinking of what a pain in the neck all that can be gives me a headache and…

Don’t Miss The Latest ‘Grand Vie’ With a Column on Boot Ranch From Candy!

By Joanna England / October 3, 2014 /

The newest issue of the luxury home publication of Ebby Halliday, Realtors and Dave Perry-Miller & Associates is out, and includes a fantastic column from Candy herself on life in Boot Ranch. The fall/winter 2014 edition of the direct-mailed glossy went out to 30,000 of North Texas’ most tony abodes, and is chock-full of the most…

Dallas is a Mess Today!

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2014 /

This big boy came down in yesterday’s storm, bringing down the tree lights. So I have to call Unique Electric first, then a tree man.  My front driveway is even worse. Judging from my drive home along Royal Lane, I am not alone. Are you all busy cleaning up today after the storm, too? Power…

Absolutley Regal Condo Inside Aptly Named “Imperial House”

By Joanna England / October 2, 2014 /

I’m sure you’ve all at least driven past the Imperial House Condos on Averill Way. Built in the early 1960s, it was a new paradigm in luxury living. Today, not much has changed at Imperial House. It’s still quite luxurious and the location behind the pink wall is fantastic. Of course, you won’t have to…