Housing Affordability
A nonprofit faith-based organization wants to build an apartment complex that would provide shelter to up to 300 senior citizens in Southlake — but residents near the 21-acre site on Davis Boulevard are balking at the high-density proposal. The matter is set to go before the Southlake Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 7. Southlake…
If the City of Dallas has a backlog, should developers be able to hire their own inspector to review building permits? David Lehde, Dallas Builders Association director of government affairs, says he supports the city’s Development Services Department in its efforts to expedite permits, but new state legislation allowing developers to take matters into their…
More than 75 organizations have joined forces with one bold objective in mind: convincing the Dallas City Council to allot $200 million for housing in the 2024 bond election. Led by a diverse steering committee, consultant Bryan Tony, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Executive Director of Housing Stability Ashley Brundage, the Dallas Housing Coalition’s…
City leaders, Texas Department of Transportation officials, and Dallas residents continued talks this week on the future of Interstate 345. What to do with the elevated freeway that cuts through Deep Ellum and downtown Dallas has been hailed as one of the most important transportation decisions in Dallas’ recent history. However, some Dallas City Council…
Going into the 2023 Texas Legislative session, the state’s $27 billion budget surplus has a lot of tongues wagging. However, it’s too soon to tell what kind of impact, if any, those extra funds will have on real estate-related issues such as property taxes and housing affordability. Both issues remained at the forefront of our…
