Dallas real estate news

Would You Swap Your Dallas House Near White Rock Lake For a Napa, Calfornia, Home? This Guy on Craigslist Wants to Know

By Joanna England / October 15, 2013 /

In what could possibly be the most uneven housing swap ever to hit Dallas’ housing board on Craigslist, is this guy wanting to swap his home in Napa, Calif., for your home near White Rock Lake:   So, would you trade this:   For this?

Lake Highlands Residents Propose Changing the Name of Plano Road

By Joanna England / October 15, 2013 /

  To help better define the neighborhood’s boundaries, some Lake Highlands residents are proposing changing the name of Plano Road north of Northwest Highway, where it East Lake Highlands Drive changes to Plano Road. From Paradise Slaughter Real Estate comes this missive: In an effort to increase the visibility and definition of Lake Highlands, there…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Adorable Traditional in Northwest Dallas is Stage For a Small Family

By Joanna England / October 15, 2013 /

Sometimes I love it when a family lists their home with tons of personal touches. For me, it allows me to see the home as it was intended — a place for a family to grow and make memories. So when I happened upon this adorable home in Northwest Dallas, well, I was smitten. Located…

Michael Turner of Classic Urban Homes Builds Award-Winning Structures That Are Livable Above All Else

By Joanna England / October 14, 2013 /

Sure, when a builder or architect wants to show off their skills, you can sometimes end up with a structure that is beautiful but not very practical. For Michael Turner and his firm, Classic Urban Homes, they stay true to their motto: “Building for the way people really live.”

You can see that in his work, which has won numerous awards. Find out more about Turner and his firm, a CandysDirt.com Approved Builder, after the jump!

New Friends New Life Home Tour Features Four Amazing Park Cities and Preston Hollow Mansions

By Joanna England / October 14, 2013 /

The four homes selected for the 2013 New Friends New Life Holiday Home Tour were unveiled Oct. 3, and boy, are they stunners! These amazing mansions will be featured on the nonprofit’s annual fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 8, and you do not want to miss out!
This year’s tour spans the Park Cities and Preston Hollow, including two homes on Highland Park’s famed Beverly Drive. New Friends New Life helps women reclaim their lives from the sex industry, become self-sufficient, and rescues trafficked teen girls and sexually exploited women and their children. The tour, now in its 14th year, is the organization’s chief fundraiser.