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Tuesday Two Hundred: Junius Heights Prairie House Charms With Vintage Aesthetic

By Leah Shafer / June 16, 2015 /

Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred takes us to Junius Heights in Old East Dallas to look at a lovely Prairie Style house that just hit the market June 1. The Prairie Style of residential architecture made its debut in Dallas in 1907 with a house on Abrams Road, based on the plans Frank Lloyd Wright published in…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Designer Reno Breathes New Life Into L-Streets Midcentury

By Leah Shafer / June 2, 2015 /

Jane Austen once wrote, “There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” That’s particularly true when your home is a thing of beauty, like today’s Tuesday Two Hundred at 10229 Lynford Dr., near Northwest Highway and Ferndale. This renovated L-Streets midcentury has a crisp, warm palette and welcoming feel. This certainly wasn’t the…

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Thursday Three Hundred: Lake Highlands House Shows Value of Good Renovations

By Leah Shafer / May 14, 2015 /

If you want to see the power of a smart renovation to increase a home’s market value, look no further than today’s Thursday Three Hundred, a Lake Highlands reno at 9911 Estate Ln. This ranch-style house sold in August 2010 for $190,000. Today, it’s listed by Travis Finlan at Ebby Halliday for $350,000. Obviously, the market has changed…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Cute 1960s Ranch Has Vaulted Ceilings, Skylight

By Leah Shafer / March 10, 2015 /

I’m loving these newly listed houses that have snow in their real estate photos! Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred is a brand-spanking-new listing at 3714 Crown Shore Dr. near Marsh and Forest lanes, and the snow photos are just the tip of the iceberg. (Sorry, I punned.) This 4-2 ranch has 1,933 square feet, fantastic vaulted…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Colorful Richardson Cutie Feels Modern, Bright

By Leah Shafer / January 20, 2015 /

Richardson is one of the inner suburbs of Dallas and offers a lot of opportunities in its 28 square miles. Many of DFW’s telecommunications/networking companies have settled there along the Telecom Corridor, including AT&T, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Texas Instruments, Samsung, and Verizon. With a population just over 101,000, the city was named the “fifth…

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