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A More Sophisticated Version of Mayberry, Allen is Safe and Prosperous Says Realtor Cathy Browne

By Joanna England / August 5, 2014 /

According to Movoto’s recent report on the safest cities in Texas, you have a 1 in 20 chance of being victimized by a criminal in Dallas. In Allen? It’s about 1 in 1,500. The community was ranked fifth in the top 10 safest Texas cities, behind Flower Mound, Keller, Friendswood, and Little Elm. Here’s what…

It’s August. It Will Get Hot. Snag This ’50’s Ranch With Backyard Waterpark on Park Lane While It’s Cool

By Candy Evans / August 3, 2014 /

Oh you would never know it from the street, but this home practically has a waterpark in the back yard! OK, maybe it’s just a great big waterslide but still, this is a highly unusual back yard pool. It had a huge, two-story waterslide installed about the time Hurricane Harbor (originally called Wet n Wild)…

4307 Armstrong, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / July 30, 2014 /

Came word Monday that she was in crunch munch mode, then late Tuesday afternoon, when I drove by, all that was left was a huge pile of rubble. 

There’s Gold in This Northwest Dallas Dirt: Buy, Lease, Hold, Build

By Candy Evans / July 15, 2014 /

This is one of my favorite areas in Dallas, one that always holds a ton of promise and where we can see evidence of real estate development progress every day. I am talking about Thornberry Lane, right off Northwest Highway, west of Midway but before Mixon and Marsh. To the north and east are multi…

Ranch of the Week: Gentleman’s Ranch Just Minutes from Dallas in Reno, TX

By Kathryn Roan / July 7, 2014 /

Secluded, quiet, and peaceful, this darling ranch on 26 acres in Parker County is just what the doctor ordered for a weekend getaway from Dallas. Looking more like a Hill Country castle than a West DFW ranch, the stone encased custom home features raw repurposed wood, wraparound porches, a wide open modern floorplan, and plenty…