Dallas real estate news

Crumbling Behind the Pink Wall: Neighborhood Resistance May be Killing $20 Million Redevelopment of Imperial House

By Candy Evans / September 10, 2014 /

Has the political climate of re-development resistance in Preston Hollow killed off any chances of re-developing Imperial House? We have written a lot about the quirky high density community called Behind The Pink Wall, a corner of Preston Hollow Gold Coast at the north-east intersection of Northwest Highway and Preston Road. We have told you…

Tight Inventory and Lagging Income Growth Mean Slower North Texas Home Sales in 2014

By Joanna England / September 9, 2014 /

The recent report from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University shows a 2 percent dip in sales at the close of August from a year ago. That’s keeping with this year’s trends of higher prices and lower sales volume, as five of the last 8 months of 2014 have posted lower sales from…

Crime Report: Bike Locks Fail to Deter Thieves After Two-Wheeled Transportation

By Zachary Dickens / September 9, 2014 /

Things were relatively quiet in the Park Cities last week. There were no high-speed chases or rashes of pellet-gun vandalism. However, a veritable peloton of stolen bicycles has been pedaled away from their rightful owners: Between 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 and 8 a.m. on Sept. 2, a thief stole a $350 Trek bicycle from…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Architect-Owner Gianna Glaesmann Put Thoughtful Updates Into Park Lane Listing

By Joanna England / September 9, 2014 /

I love looking at the pet projects of real estate professionals, and this pretty little flip in Midway Hollow from architect Gianna Glaesmann does not disappoint. The before/after shots tell an interesting story. The two-bedroom, two-bath post-war cottage at 3762 Park Lane is was a total gut job for Glaesmann and her husband, Brad. It…

Kessler Park Home Featured on Motley Fool, With Price 3% Higher Than Last Year

By Joanna England / September 8, 2014 /

So, what can you get for a cool million in Dallas? The Motley Fool asked that question last week, and came up with 2142 Kessler Parkway, a luxurious North Oak Cliff house we previously featured as our Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week. When we featured this three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home last July, it was on…