multi-family

Where Did Forward Dallas Go Off the Rails? [Podcast]

By Shelby Skrhak / March 24, 2024 /

You might say that Forward Dallas, the City of Dallas’s comprehensive land use plan, has fallen victim to a curse of bad timing. When a controversial — yet hypothetical — zoning idea overlapped a news cycle with the city’s comprehensive Forward Dallas plan, it seems the issues got conflated, says Andrea Gilles, the interim Director…

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Fear-Mongering And Ulterior Motives: Who’s Getting Played in Debate Over Minimum Lot Size Reduction? 

By April Towery / February 5, 2024 /

We can tell you what was said during a Dallas City Council discussion last week on expanding housing development options and reducing minimum lot size requirements. We’ve pulled some great quotes from the two-hour briefing and heard what residents on both sides have to say.  But you still might walk away wondering what’s really going…

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Splurge vs. Steal: Buy a Multi-family Income Property and Become a Landlord

By Leah Shafer / February 12, 2018 /

The idea of an income property appeals to lots of real estate buyers. If you’re up for the challenge and responsibility, this investment can generate income and build your net worth more rapidly than a single-family property alone.  In today’s Splurge vs. Steal, we’re looking at two multi-family buildings in Dallas. Both are priced under a…

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