Dallas real estate

With Friends Like These: Designer Kim Armstrong and Realtor Laura Crowl Are Two Peas in a Real Estate Pod

By Dotty Griffith / December 2, 2016 /

Friends of friends can be the best connectors. So it was with interior designer Kim Armstrong and Realtor Laura Crowl. They first met about 10 years ago when Kim and her husband were searching for their first home in the Dallas area. Laura was recommended to Kim by one of her mentors, who said she…

Take A Closer Look at Our Sweat Equity House: 4920 Mangold Circle is Magnificent

By Candy Evans / November 14, 2016 /

Talk about taking a test drive in a home, I cannot think of a more beautiful setting for sweating than 4920 Mangold Circle. The home is empty, which actually gives you a chance to appreciate the clean, but definitive, architecture. So for once, we will not complain about no furnishings. Shh! I told you about…

Search For a Cliff May Midcentury Modern Turns into a Home Tour For Casa View

By Joanna England / September 20, 2016 /

Scotty and Carrie Reese craved a Cliff May home, and they knew that Casa View claimed at least 39 of the midcentury modern architect’s California cool designs. Mindy Niehaus, their Realtor, wasn’t as familiar, but she was willing learn for the Reeses, a pair of creatives who had their hearts set on owning a Cliff May of…

Ask CandysDirt: Shall We Put Our Home on the Market BEFORE or AFTER the November Elections?

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2016 /

Candy: We have a lovely home to sell in a hot area — Park Cities — “blue chip” as you call it, but is now a good time to sell or shall we wait until after the election?” If that isn’t the million dollar question, and the reason why we may be seeing a slight…

Dallas Builders Association’s ARC Awards: Part 2, Saving The Best For Last

By Jon Anderson / August 30, 2016 /

Previously, I wrote about the winners of the Dallas Builders Association’s annual ARC awards in the kitchen categories.  Now that we’ve had a little nosh, let’s see the winners in the rest of the house. Missed part 1?  Click here! While there were nine categories dedicated to kitchens, bathrooms didn’t fare so generously with just…