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UPDATE: Dallas City Council Candidate Adam McGough Faces Residency Questions

By Bethany Erickson / February 19, 2015 /

Not to go all Columbo “Oh, just one more question on you,” but since last night I had been wracking my noggin to remember where else I had seen Adam McGough, the city council candidate who is being questioned about where his family lived while his children were enrolled in Highland Park ISD, in print.…

Dallas Public Schools: And The Decision Is …

By Bethany Erickson / January 31, 2015 /

Today we had Tiny’s interview and assessment for the Dallas ISD magnet program – which sounds a whole lot more daunting than it actually was. But where did we end up going? Well, we were certain going in that we would be picking Dealey as our first choice school. It was close to our house. It…

What Happened at That Closed Door Meeting for the Trinity Toll Road on Thursday?

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2015 /

  So. Some of our fearless city leaders want to build a toll road along the Trinity River bed that splits Dallas into north and south. One of my goals this year is to gauge where the real estate community stands on this issue. On Thursday, State Sen. Royce West invited a handful of prominent…

An Un-Ranch House Near Hockaday Makes 1973 Look Like a Million Bucks

By Candy Evans / January 2, 2015 /

  I don’t know if I have ever seen such an “un-ranch” ranch in North Dallas before, but this smooth, clean, contemporary home aka 4445 College Park  is a far cry from the Waltons or even the Bob Newhart Show, both of which were purring away on TV the year she was built. Which was 1973.…

2014 Real Estate Year in Review, CandysDirt.com Style

By Candy Evans / January 1, 2015 /

Happy New Year! Steve Brown posted his year end wrap of Dallas real estate, residential and commercial, calling it one for the history books. Tis true: Dallas Real estate values are at their highest EVER, exceeding where we were even before the bubble. And he is right — this boom is fueled by the right stuff:…