North Texas Real Estate

Take A Hike And Hit This Grapevine Home For July Fourth Fun

By Nikki Barringer / July 2, 2019 /

We hear it a lot, right? “Amazing location. Must see.” And with a fair amount of skepticism, we click. “Oh yeah, we’ll just see about that…” But this one, this wonderfully updated, sweet little home really is a must see and the location? Well, it’s amazing. It’s walking distance to hiking and biking trails and…

Historic McKinney Home Waiting to Add New Buyer’s Story

By Bethany Erickson / April 28, 2019 /

To say the W.D. Smith home in McKinney, built in 1902, has been around for a great deal of North Texas history is an understatement — from its early beginnings as a farmhouse to its life as an abode for an alleged bootlegger and later as home to a McKinney mayor, the quintessential Victorian farmhouse…

This French-Style Estate in a Coveted Flower Mound Community Is a Treasure

By CandysDirt / April 25, 2019 /

Tucked behind the guarded gates of Chateau Du Lac in Flower Mound, this pristine abode radiates grandeur and elegance from the moment you pull into the driveway. Let the maze-like gardens before the front door transport you to the lavish French countryside, where the smell of lavender always lingers. With a few trips to the…

Fort Worth Announces Plans to Sell Zoo Land

By Eric Prokesh / April 1, 2019 /

In a bold, some may say brutal example of “highest and best use,” the  City of Fort Worth has announced plans to sell the Fort Worth Zoo. Founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock, and a few rabbits the 110-year-old zoo is now home to some 7,000…

CandysDirt, Sub-Zero Host Panel Discussion on Builder Innovation

By CandysDirt / March 15, 2019 /

We talk a lot about disruption and innovation here at CandysDirt.com, largely in the realm of the real estate business. But we also know that the same dynamic takes place in the building and design world as well. Who are the disruptors and innovators in the building world? How do you build change into your…