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Thursday Three Hundred: It Looks Like a 1920s Tudor, But This McKinney Home Is Delightfully Deceiving

By Joanna England / October 3, 2013 /

What if you could have all of the adorable features you find in a traditional 1920s-era Tudor without all of the tiny rooms, claustrophobic water closets, and impossible-to-maintain stained-glass windows? When I tell you that you can have it all and inside one of the best little neighborhoods in McKinney, well I’m sure you’ll just…

Dallas Builders Association Gets Ready to Party With 71st Presidential Installation Friday Night

By Candy Evans / September 25, 2013 /

When it comes to finding a trusted builder for your home, these are the good guys — the members of the Dallas Builders Association. As you know, I am very fond of these guys and gals — many are my CandysDirt Approved home builders! And I am tickled pink that my friend Jeff Dworkin, CGP,…

Thursday Three Hundred: Can You Afford The M Streets? Sure You Can, With This Cute Cottage!

By Joanna England / August 29, 2013 /

The M Streets is a great urban area because it ticks off every box in the single-family-home amenity checklist and it’s 10 minutes from downtown. Great location close to shopping, work, and play? Check! Fabulous homes in a thriving upscale area? Check! Good elementary school? Check! Active neighborhood association? Check and check! So if you…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Incredible Contemporary is Just a Jog From White Rock Lake

By Joanna England / July 15, 2013 /

If you still think love at first sight is some mix of attraction and just the right cocktail of brain chemicals, well, I have a listing that will change your mind on that. I am pretty sure that I fell in love with 7151 Greentree after getting a glance at this listing, and boy, I…

Thursday Three Hundred: Lake Highlands Home Shows The Value in a Good Real Estate Photographer

By Joanna England / June 20, 2013 /

One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing homes listed for more than $100,000 that have horrible photos accompanying them. Sometimes they look like they were taking with an iPhone while the person was shakily balancing a clipboard with one hand. Some are so horribly out of focus all you can see is perhaps a…