DFW real estate news

Dallas Rents Are Up Year Over Year, but Plano’s Are Higher

By Bethany Erickson / February 4, 2019 /

Dallas rents are up, but Plano’s are higher, the City of Dallas is holding a workshop to help citizens navigate city services, and the latest Realtor confidence survey is out — and we have all this and more in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Dallas Rents Are Up Year over Year Rents in Dallas…

Tight Quarters For Your Super Bowl Party? This Midlothian Stunner Will Fix That

By Bethany Erickson / February 3, 2019 /

Confession: I’ve been eyeballing this Midlothian stunner for a couple of weeks now, ever since the folks at Blackwood Homes began giving peeks of it on Facebook. I’m telling you — this Midlothian stunner is the answer to your Super Bowl party woes. Tucked back on 3.75 acres and on a cul-de-sac, you can’t get…

Go Ask ALICE: Who Can Afford The Basics In North Texas?

By CandysDirt / February 3, 2019 /

More than 40 percent of Texans are one even minor catastrophe away from being unable to afford even the most basic needs, the United Way’s report on asset limited, income constrained, employed (or, ALICE) households revealed last week. The most recent ALICE report looks at how many in each state and county lived below its…

We Don’t Know What’s Going On, But Here’s a Story About Jaime Resendez And Where He Lives

By Bethany Erickson / February 1, 2019 /

Pretty much immediately after former WFAA-reporter-cum-political-candidate Brett Shipp posted that it appeared Dallas ISD school board trustee Jaime Resendez didn’t live in his district, we started poking around, too. Probably just like everyone else. And the Dallas Morning News did a few stories. Shipp continuously tweets about it. And we continued to quietly try to…

Three Historic Dallas Homes, Three Open Houses

By Bethany Erickson / January 31, 2019 /

Not every historic home in Dallas meets the wrecking ball — some are lovingly cared for, carefully updated, and enjoying third, fourth, and even fifth lives as new generations of Dallasites back up the moving truck and begin their lives there. This week, we’d like to show you three open houses, all homes that are…