D/FW Real Estate

What Do You Do With an Old Newspaper Building?

By Bethany Erickson / August 18, 2019 /

It’s been a month and a day since it was announced that Ray Washburne’s Charter DMN Holdings had purchased the former Dallas Morning News headquarters on Young Street.  Known by many as the “Rock of Truth” because of the words etched on the front, Washburne’s company purchased the campus for $28 million, paying $5.6 million…

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Custom Home in Frisco’s Starwood Shines With Remodel

By Bethany Erickson / August 18, 2019 /
Starwood

Realtors get really excited when they get a listing in Starwood, the gated community in Frisco just north of Lebanon Road and west of the Dallas North Tollway. It’s gorgeous, exclusive, and the homes always shine. So it was no surprise when Jennifer Menon with William Davis Realty reached out to us last week bursting…

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Small or Tall, Midway Hollow Is Still a Hot Neighborhood

By Bethany Erickson / July 29, 2019 /
Midway Hollow

How hot is Midway Hollow still? We put a pin in two listings for this week’s Splurge Vs. Steal last week, and by this weekend, both had offers. So back to the drawing board. Luckily, there are homes in all sizes and price ranges still in this tree-lined neighborhood that boasts three terrific public elementary…

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Best Places to Rent? In North Texas, Start in Plano

By Bethany Erickson / July 29, 2019 /
Plano

Plano hits the top 20 when it comes to best places to rent, we have a look at June’s single-family and multi-family housing starts, and homeownership is up for one key age group. We have all this and more in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Best Places to Rent? In North Texas, Start…

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What Should Be Done With an Old Shopping Mall?

By Bethany Erickson / July 28, 2019 /
mall

  We’ve talked before about what can be done with mothballed schools, and decommissioned churches. But the closure of Collin Creek Mall in Plano this week gave rise to another question: What could be done with an old mall? After all, many analysts believe the number of shuttered malls will only grow. “There are still…

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