Woody Brodie Jr.

CandysDirt.com Picks Dallas’ Top Newsmakers of 2023

By April Towery / December 30, 2023 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandyDirt.com)

There was no shortage of people to write about on the Dallas City Hall beat at CandysDirt.com this year. It was a year of cyberattacks, lawsuits, and an exodus of high-ranking Dallas housing employees. We also saw the advent of noteworthy projects and the emergence of many local rising stars. Reporters at CandysDirt.com continued to ask…

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Woody Brodie Jr. is Still in His North Oak Cliff Home on Nolte Drive, Still Looking For a Miracle

By April Towery / December 28, 2023 /

Woody Brodie Jr.’s South Edgefield neighbors say they’re hoping this holiday season that no news is good news.  Brodie was in an accident several years ago and can’t communicate verbally, but he knows there’s trouble with the title to his home and that shady investors want him out.  Brodie actually owns two homes on Nolte…

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Elmwood Anti-Displacement Fight is Far From Over, Residents Say Dallas Needs to Help Elderly And Disabled

By April Towery / September 11, 2023 /

We began researching about a month ago potential options for a disabled Dallas resident who is being threatened by investors to sell his home for less than market value or be reported to Code Compliance.  Plenty of Dallas homeowners have told us they get the calls, texts, and emails. They mark them as spam and…

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More South Edgefield Neighbors Join Fight to Keep Disabled Resident in His Family Home

By April Towery / August 28, 2023 /

Let’s be clear. There’s nothing illegal about an investor, developer, or home flipper contacting a homeowner with hopes of purchasing a property and repurposing it.  A problem arises, however, when predatory investors seek out the elderly or disabled and trick them into making the sale at well below market value under threat of eviction or…

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Disabled South Edgefield Resident’s Plight Shows How Shady Investors Are Harassing Homeowners

By April Towery / August 21, 2023 /

A disabled South Edgefield resident whose parents died recently has a title and a will deeding their homes to him but fights a daily battle with real estate investors who want to buy the properties for less than market value.  Sometimes they claim that Durwood “Woody” Brodie Jr.’s homes were signed over to them by…

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