Doris Jacobs

$4.5M Magazine-Worthy Home Near Volk Estates Carries Prominent Dallas Provenance

By Shelby Skrhak / August 15, 2025 /

If you’re not already familiar, there’s a bridge in University Park — European in style, tucked over Turtle Creek — that I’ve always thought belonged in a magazine spread. Just a block away, 3649 Haynie Avenue feels like the home that goes with that picture. Stately and elegant without being showy, it’s the kind of…

Throwing Shade: Keep Your Cool in North Texas’ Hot Summer With These Shady Open Houses

By Joy Donovan / July 20, 2023 /

Good grief, pass the cold drinks and let’s find some shade. The summer temperatures in Texas are: (insert your favorite cliche) Here’s some news: this summer is expected to be warmer than usual. Shocking, but it’s official, according to the Climate Prediction Center during its seasonal projections for the summer of 2023. Now, air conditioning…

CandysDirt.com Picks Top Newsmakers of 2022

By April Towery / December 27, 2022 /

We can all agree that 2022 was jam-packed with real estate news. We saw big wins for neighborhoods, elected officials who spoke their minds, and influencers who showed up and showed out.  With some of these folks, there are too many stories to capture in one post. They are, after all, newsmakers. And one thing…

At The Corner of Airline and Greenbrier: The Perfect Location for This Former Airline Exec’s Home

By Shelby Skrhak / November 13, 2022 /

It’s appropriate that this three-story French traditional home is located along Airline Road, just north of Southwestern in University Park. Its owner launched an eponymous airline with his titan father in the ’80s, and in the early ’90s, having sold it, selected this quarter-acre corner lot to custom build his dream home on Greenbrier Drive.…

The Doris Jacobs Team is Back at Allie Beth Allman (Because She Never Really Left)

By Candy Evans / July 26, 2022 /

This says so much about the Dallas real estate scene and the razor-sharp competition between brokers for tip-top producing agents that brokers don’t just fawn over — they recruit, pursue, and hound, offering gigantic marketing budgets, hefty splits, trips to wealthy enclaves, and connections to some of the world’s top producers. But even then, longevity…