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Downstairs Master PLUS Bedroom — Let the School Countdown Begin With This Family Friendly Highland Park Haven

By Candy Evans / August 7, 2014 /

Who says you can’t have it all? Downstairs master plus an extra bedroom, yard big enough for a pool, six bedrooms, even a game-room for $1.5 million? I know, I know: $1.45 million is a LOT, but our values in some of Dallas’ prime areas are really heading north. I think it is all but…

Watch Out, Realtors and Homeowners: Thief Targeting Sellers is Back in Town

By Joanna England / August 7, 2014 /

  Ebby Halliday Realtor Lydia Player wants to warn Realtors and homeowners that a notorious thief is back in town and up to his old tricks, targeting homes for sale by owner and Realtors, too, primarily in upscale Dallas neighborhoods. He’s been seen in Oklahoma and Waco, but now Stan Tucker is back in Dallas. Jump…

Thursday Three Hundred: Contemporary in Little Forest Hills Features Big Windows, Tall Ceilings

By Joanna England / August 7, 2014 /

By now you know the motto of East Dallas’ weirdest neighborhood: “Keep Little Forest Hills Funky.” In this neighborhood that reminds most people of Austin, you’ll find tiny cottages and bungalows with low ceilings and wood siding. Some of them have been added on, some have been remodeled, and some have been renovated inside and…

Inventory Woes Continue to Affect Home Prices, Sales, Says CoreLogic Report for June

By Joanna England / August 6, 2014 /

With Texas and Dallas clocking in a small uptick in inventory, everyone’s wondering if we the market is poised to stabilize soon and if our time of scarcity and rising prices is over. According to the latest report from CoreLogic, not so much. “Home prices are continuing to rise fueled by ongoing tight supply, low…

Crime Report: Two Wheels Are Better Than None, And an Alligator Coat That Grew Legs

By Zachary Dickens / August 6, 2014 /

There was a lot of pedal pushing and finger pointing in Highland Park last week after several expensive bicycles eased on down the road. Between noon on July 27 and noon on Aug. 3, four mountain bikes with a combined value of $21,500 were stolen from an attached garage in the 3600 block of Potomac…