Dallas real estate news

Penthouse Plunge: Demolition Begins With Few Surprises

By Jon Anderson / November 20, 2019 /

Building permit (finally) in hand, demolition of the A-unit began on overdrive to make up for lost time. The main concentration was to gut the kitchen and bathrooms on the A-side.  Unless this is your first time reading about the Penthouse Plunge, you know that I purchased a 5,311-square-foot double penthouse at the Claridge on…

Swank It Up In This Chimney Hills Townhome

By Nikki Barringer / November 19, 2019 /

Today’s word is “potential.” As in this townhome off of Interstate 635 and Abrams has so much potential. First of all, it’s a townhome, but it doesn’t have any shared walls. That’s one in the win column. Now remember what we said, it’s full of potential, and therefore priced accordingly. The seller isn’t interested in…

Your Home’s DNA: Decoding Your Chain of Title

By Lydia Blair / November 19, 2019 /

Ever wonder who owned your property 100 years ago? Or even 200 years ago? Your house probably wasn’t there yet and there may have been different trees, but someone else likely called your land home, just like you do. We need only to look to history to reveal the roots of your home’s DNA.

Habitat For Humanity Takes Penthouse Plunge To Help Needy

By Jon Anderson / November 18, 2019 /

Habitat for Humanity took my kitchen. There, I said it. And I couldn’t be happier. Hopefully, the pristine, heavily lacquered maple cabinets manufactured by Germany’s Siematic fetch a good price at one of the organizations’ ReStore shops. In turn, those monies will be used for Habitat’s main job – giving former president Jimmy Carter something…

Cindi Caudle Comes Home to Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s

By Joshua Baethge / November 18, 2019 /

Cindi Caudle is back in town and back at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s. After spending a few months with Compass Real Estate, she returned Briggs where she had worked previously and felt very comfortable. “One thing that I love about Briggs is that I love having the principle being a part of the community,” she said.…