Devonshire
Dallas has a great deal of available, beautiful new construction. However, much of it looks alike, so it is always refreshing to find something thoughtful and intimate. Those elements generally mean an excellent designer is on board, and for this Santa Barbara-inspired modern Devonshire estate, that designer is Julie Parrent Design Studio. Working with ICB…
Master-planned communities continue to outperform the broader housing market, and Texas — especially the Dallas-Fort Worth region — showed strong representation in RCLCO’s 2025 Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities list. RCLCO’s annual ranking, one of the housing industry’s longest-running benchmarks, measures new-home sales at master-planned communities (MPCs) nationwide and tracks trends shaping where Americans choose to live.…
As a young girl in South Africa, Sue Berk learned the value of hard work and saving money. While working in advertising in New York City, she ate a bagel for lunch every day and skipped out on Starbucks runs with friends. She still shops at discount stores and doesn’t get her nails done to…
One of the premier developers in a Dallas neighborhood fighting displacement and gentrification was recently involved in a hot chicken scandal and did federal prison time for his role in a hydroponic marijuana growing operation. That’s not particularly relevant to his credibility as a home builder, but it’s often raised by legacy residents in the…
“This house is all about the setting,” Compass Real Estate’s Becky Frey said. “It was built around the outdoors, with every room opening to a deck or balcony. You’d think you were in Colorado instead of within walking distance to Lovers Lane.” That’s not at all surprising because it was designed by Bill Larson of…
