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Is D.R. Horton Being a Good Neighbor at Bryan Place? We Think Not So Much

By Candy Evans / July 3, 2014 /

A reader alerts us to the building  DR Horton is doing a less than stellar job of corporate responsibility at their Bryan Place development called “Exall Townhomes”.

How To Remove Graffiti 101 If a House is Struck Before a Showing, & Don’t Clean Up After Rolling With Fire

By Candy Evans / June 30, 2014 /

As we reported late yesterday, Oak Lawn’s Legacy of Love Monument, Cathedral of Hope, plus other buildings were vandalized by nasty graffiti early Sunday morning including the building that houses The Dallas Observer, the building that houses D Magazine (no!)  and even the Dallas Morning News. Yesterday a few power cleaning companies volunteered to clean…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Fantastic Condo in Walkable Oak Lawn Neighborhood

By Joanna England / June 24, 2014 /

How hot is Dallas? Let me illustrate it for you: Here’s a gorgeous modern condo in the extremely walkable Oak Lawn area at 4111 Gilbert, also known as the Nineteen Condos. No. 102 is a one-bedroom, one-bath unit in fantastic condition, with 1,098 square feet. And it’s priced at $207,500.

U.S. Metro Economic Report Shows a “Booming” North Texas

By Joanna England / June 23, 2014 /

  We know that North Texas’ strong and growing job market keeps people flocking to our metro area, and that population increase, along with corporate relocations and an attractive business environment, is driving our local economy. It’s driving up housing demand and home prices, too. So we’re not surprised to hear that the U.S. Metro…

Lease of the Week: ‘Love Affair Pied a Terre’ on McKinney Avenue

By Joanna England / June 18, 2014 /

A friend of mine has a nickname or code word for his house. He calls it the “sexy dojo.” I know, it’s silly, but I also know he’s not the only one who has a nickname for their home. I do, too. My husband and I call our little domicile the “House of England,” which…