Ryan Place
Your Fort Worth Friday correspondent likes to stay on top of the market, so I’m happy this week to bring a great listing only hours old. And it’s in my own beloved Ryan Place, within walking distance of my house. I confess to being a being a full-on neighborhood chauvinist, but Ryan Place has such…
Read MoreSometimes you can get a read on the state of the real estate market by walking the dog in your own neighborhood. This really is two stories in one; It’s the story of a red hot market with a low inventory of listings and the story of a near-perfect redo in an upward trending Near…
Read MoreWant to come to my home for the holidays? Well, not exactly, but 1418 Elizabeth Blvd. is two short blocks down the street from me. I searched for a Christmas theme and, in the end, sticking close to home sounded like a good idea. And the four-bedroom, three-and-one-half-bath house built 105 years ago nearly makes…
Read MoreEarly morning last Thursday, February 12, an accident involving 133 vehicles on an icy bridge of Interstate 35 West close to downtown Fort Worth sends dozens to area hospitals and claims six lives. It is an ominous overture to troubles to come and an example of deficiencies in preparedness. The cataclysmic accident won’t be the…
Read MoreI’ve been angling to get a gander at 1405 Elizabeth Blvd. since moving to Ryan Place seven years ago. The 6,300-square-foot manse has been semi-secretly on the market for over a year but since going live 12 days ago, the stately, three-story, four-bedroom, five-and-one-half bath house has been under contract twice. Steeped in Fort Worth…
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