Dallas real estate news

Thursday Three Hundred: Hipsters Live Here — The Perfect Home For The Savvy Gen Y Buyer

By Joanna England / July 26, 2012 /

Everything about this home screams skinny jeans and ironic glasses. From the modern furniture straight from West Elm and the Anthropologie accessories to the hilarious print in the water closet, this two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath cottage is Generation Y heaven.

Thursday Three Hundred: Junius Heights Craftsman Has 50 Shades of Gray Inside

By Joanna England / July 19, 2012 /

Gray is the hottest neutral right now, and I am loving how it’s just popping up everywhere and in every conceivable shade. All 50 of them.

Trashy adult novel puns aside, this gorgeous Junius Heights Arts and Crafts home is the perfect example of how neutral doesn’t mean boring. With all of the wonderful cool slate, marble, and pearl grays, all of the details stand out.

Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: After Remodeling Their Dream Home (Where They Also Got Married!), Dankesreiters Head For The Burbs

By Joanna England / July 18, 2012 /

What happens when you find your dream home, remodel it into your perfect home, and then something happens and you have to move?

It’s a huge struggle, says Duane Dankesreiter.

He and his wife own that gorgeous updated Tudor in Wilshire Heights we featured for our Friday Four Hundred last week. They still love the house (who wouldn’t!?) and are heartbroken about putting it on the market. But, family calls from the suburbs, and they are trying to sell the house they thought they’d stay in forever.

Read on for more …

Tuesday Two Hundred: Want Winnetka Heights on a Budget? This Cheery Prairie Home is For You!

By Joanna England / July 17, 2012 /

One of the reasons I am in love with Winnetka Heights is the abundance of huge front porches that are begging for a glass of something cold and a few friends and neighbors. But as soon as I saw this cute prairie home at 335 S. Edgefield Ave. from Keller Williams’ Lisa Richardson, all of the sudden a big front porch wasn’t a deal-killer anymore. Besides, both next-door neighbors have ample porch accomodations, so you are never a long walk from a place to people-watch.

Monday Morning Millionaire: Modern Mansion on Ash Bluff is Priced to Move!

By Joanna England / July 16, 2012 /

This home really made me do a double-take. I was scrolling through the pictures and I asked myself, “Self, if you had enough moolah to buy this incredible 6,000-plus-square-foot home, how much do you think it would run?” I was tossing a few numbers around in my head — maybe $3 million, give or take…