Dallas real estate

Battle Behind the Pink Wall: Why We Absolutely Need to Let Transwestern Redevelop Town House Row

By Candy Evans / June 5, 2014 /

Robert Edelman’s Drexel Park Hollow hogs virtually every inch of dirt Guest post by C.C. Allen I attended the meeting Dallas City Councilman Lee Kleinman set up at the University Park United Methodist Church on May 28th. The purpose of the meeting was to have Transwestern update the community on its proposal to redevelop Town…

Forest Hills Home Has Classic Exterior, Gorgeous Living Spaces, And a Very Attractive Price!

By Joanna England / June 4, 2014 /

I have been watching this amazing home for a little while. A reader sent me a link to this incredible Forest Hills home a couple of weeks ago when it first hit the market, and I was in love. Really, the “Father of the Bride” exterior — classic white with pillars flanking the front door…

Suspicious Tires: Stranded Carrollton Man May Have Plundered Unlocked Highland Park Cars

By Zachary Dickens / June 4, 2014 /

At 2:45 a.m. on May 31, a Highland Park police officer noticed that a white Ford truck was parked in the 4200 block of Edmondson Avenue with its emergency lights flashing. The officer approached the truck and found a 24-year-old Carrollton man standing next to it on the curb. The man said he’d run over…

Building it Back Up: Remodeling a 1950s Home Reminds You That They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To

By Joanna England / June 3, 2014 /

My home has been standing since 1952, according to DCAD. In that time it has seen a cycle of haphazard “renovations,” including a rather embarrassing “remodel” of the home’s sole bathroom. My home didn’t come with the cute vintage Daltile in the many different colors of the rainbow, nor did it have one of those…

Inventory is Tight, So Buyers Are Going Full-Tilt Crazy

By Joanna England / June 3, 2014 /

(Names  and photos have been changed to protect innocent sellers from completely crazy buyers) *Cue the “Law & Order” theme song* This just in from Sachse, where a family staged their gorgeous home and then put it on the market on Friday. Thanks to their talented Realtor and a ton of hard work, they received…