Dallas Sees 8% Jump in Real Estate Values, Led by New Homes and Industrial...
The City of Dallas’ real estate tax base grew more than 8% last fiscal year, according to the Dallas Office of Economic Development’s annual Year in Review report. And while rising property values are...
View ArticleD-FW House Flipping Ponzi Scheme Gets Exposed
By now, everyone’s seen a “We Buy Ugly Houses” sign somewhere at least once. You might’ve even called the advertised phone number to see if you could get a good offer on your house, ugly or not. The...
View ArticleDallas Parks Inch Up in National Ranking
A national nonprofit and advocacy group for the outdoors ranked Dallas 34th out of 100 for its parks, a higher ranking than the city received just a year ago. Trust for Public Land looked at the...
View ArticleDallas Officials Are Gearing Up for Zoning Reform
After several painstaking years reimagining parking minimums and devising an update to the city’s comprehensive land use plan, Dallas officials are embarking on their next great effort: zoning reform....
View ArticleEast Kessler Midcentury Treehouse With Magical Views Open This Weekend
The photos don’t do justice to the magical setting of this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters, senior loan officer at First Horizon. This East Kessler Midcentury is one you...
View Article‘Hide and Peak’ Dallas CASA Playhouse Is Like Origami Come to Life
Anyone lucky enough to get the playhouse named Hide and Peak, a part of the 30th annual Parade of Playhouses, will be set up for hours of imaginative and creative fun. “Everything was based on pure...
View ArticleDallas Officials Get Ready To Do Some Belt-Tightening
It’s looking like Dallas City Council members are going to have to make some tough choices this budget season, with staff estimating a roughly $36.5 million deficit during Wednesday’s council briefing....
View ArticleWhat’s June’s Best Buy? A Fully Updated Vickery Place Craftsman
Vickery Place is a historic Dallas neighborhood platted by the Works-Coleman Land Company in 1911. Their vision was to transform farmland into one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Dallas. With...
View ArticleRaise a Glass to This Junius Heights Bungalow
If only the walls of the house at 5818 Worth St. in Dallas could talk. It stands there, a cute little 1920s bungalow, in the charm-filled historic neighborhood of Junius Heights. Yes, built in 1920s,...
View ArticleDallas Takes Its First Swing at Zoning Reform in Almost 40 Years
City staff in Dallas have been making the rounds to give residents a sneak peak at what they’ve got cooking for zoning reform. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, the city is embarking on a...
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