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Monday Morning Millionaire: If 4612 Watauga is The Last House You See, You Can Die Happy

By Joanna England / November 12, 2012 /

I’m in looooooooove! It just took one look at this magnificent home — 4612 Watauga in Bluffview — and I was swept off my feet! The front of the home is so lush and gorgeous, you can practically imagine the Harold Leidner landscape was airlifted in from the Dallas Arboretum. And the backyard is just…

Friday Five Hundred: “Someone Call Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, Here’s Another ‘Father of The Bride’ House!”

By Joanna England / November 9, 2012 /

I love it when readers send us listings they fall in love with because they’ll see things and notice things that I might not have picked up on. There are a lot of real estate addicts in Dallas, and getting mail from them puts a little spring in our step, especially when we end up…

Thursday Three Hundred: Plano 4-Bedroom in Whiffletree is Perfect For a Family Set on The ‘Burbs

By Joanna England / November 8, 2012 /

When you consider a move to the suburbs, what are the amenities you look for? The people asking themselves this question tend to be young families with school-aged children. I’d estimate the top reasons are great schools, more room, a safe environment, and a peer community. While the outer suburbs are gaining new residents and…

Ben Jones Builds Relationships That Last With A-Listers And Family Alike, and Charmed the Doyenne of Turkey Hill Road

By Cynthia Stine / November 7, 2012 /

CandysDirt.com talked recently with Ben Jones, Senior Vice President for Allie Beth Allman & Associates, which markets luxury properties primarily in the Park Cities, Preston Hollow and Lakewood areas. The 20-plus year real estate veteran has his own team, Ben Jones Real Estate Group. He is one of the most sought-after agents in the Dallas…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Amid Tudors, Craftsmen, and Traditionals, Modern Homes Move Into Area Surrounding Greenville Avenue

By Joanna England / November 6, 2012 /

When I first met my husband, he was living in a haphazardly converted four-plex off of Oram Street. With the disjointed layout and windows in strange configurations paired with his hopeless bachelor decor, I could not stand his place. And I married him anyway. These types of duplexes and four-plexes are still common in the…