Lake Highlands
[Editor’s Note: While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2021. Enjoy!] Shelby: Someone did it! They saw past what’s there and saw what’s possible. Someone saw a 3,000-square-foot home for sale in Lake Highlands for under $400,000. See the before…
Read MoreShepherds Construction and Renovation had their work cut out for them at 9936 Estate Lane. It was a *bit* of a hoarder situation and bit is an understatement. When they first toured the property, very delicately I might add, they noticed something. It hummed. Literally. There were 3 fully functioning beehives living on the other…
Read MoreOkay, it’s time for some real talk. Every weekend I look for a pair of homes in the same neighborhood that represent two different price points: Usually an updated splurge or yet-to-be updated steal. So this weekend my search took me to a cluster of new listings in my childhood neighborhood around Chimney Hill Lane…
Read MoreIf you are familiar with Lake Highlands, then you know it’s one of Dallas’ best-kept secrets. Proximity to the lake and downtown, 4- and 5-star rated Richardson ISD schools, the perfect mix of locally owned and popular chain restaurants and shopping, and overall affordability through a range of housing price points, help to draw all…
Read MoreFunny how changing markets can drastically change our reactions. When this press release came across my desk, my reaction was “PRAISE THE LORD, WE NEED HOUSING!” Not NIMBY, not “we are over-built.” And housing we shall receive with StoryBuilt’s Goose at White Rock Valley Community. StoryBuilt Homes, launched in Austin in 2009, is a leader…
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