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Residential High Rise Rumored with Sale of Cabana Hotel
A storied property near the Dallas Design District that fell from a swinging night spot and hotel for rock stars in the 1960s to housing for county prisoners and sex offenders in the 1980s and 1990s...
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Local Inventor of Attic Ease Sees Booming Success with Online Sales
A solid oak reach hook allows the attic ladder to be pulled down and closed easily. The Dallas market is no stranger to great inventions, from frozen margaritas and ATMs to corny dogs and convenience...
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Dallas Public Schools: Committed, For Now
Last week, I wrote about the decisions we have coming up regarding real estate, and our son’s education. And I love, love, love all the reader feedback and comments. This week? This week I’d like to...
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Stoneleigh Residences Make Grand Dallas Debut With THEE Party in Dallas Last...
I’m sick I had to miss this: guests and local celebrities celebrated the unveiling of the newest luxury high rise to hit the Dallas skyline, and also one of the most anticipated: The Residences at The...
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Dallas Public Schools: Important Dates Coming Up
Photo: Bethany Erickson If you are considering a magnet program or are just interested in your neighborhood Dallas public school, these are some dates you need to mark on your calendars. To get the...
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Fort Worth Population Growth Leads Nation, Jobs Big Part of Reason
Photo courtesy of Flickr user Russ through a Creative Commons license Cowtown has new braggin’ rights: the U.S. Census Bureau says they were the fastest-growing big city in the nation between...
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The Most Talked About MMM in Dallas in 2014: Big House at Inwood & Royal...
Letting you in on an inside secret here at CandysDirt.com. We “nickname” our weekly Monday Morning Millionaire postings the MMM. When I created CandysDirt, I wanted to post homes on humdrum Mondays...
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Downtown Dallas: What Can We Do To Make It Better?
Leah has committed to tracking more of what’s happening in downtown Dallas Real Estate this year, and that’s great because there is a lot to track! I love downtown Dallas, I just don’t like getting...
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Nice Way To End 2014: October Dallas Home Prices Up 7.6% Over Last Year
Graphic: The Dallas Morning News So here’s the reason why a lot of Realtors, I do mean a lot, will be drinking Veuve Cliquot tonight: Dallas is one of the top five markets in the country for home price...
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2014 Real Estate Year in Review, CandysDirt.com Style
Happy New Year! Steve Brown posted his year end wrap of Dallas real estate, residential and commercial, calling it one for the history books. Tis true: Dallas Real estate values are at their highest...
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An Un-Ranch House Near Hockaday Makes 1973 Look Like a Million Bucks
I don’t know if I have ever seen such an “un-ranch” ranch in North Dallas before, but this smooth, clean, contemporary home aka 4445 College Park is a far cry from the Waltons or even the Bob...
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What Happened at That Closed Door Meeting for the Trinity Toll Road on Thursday?
Let’s just say that this rendering of the Trinity Tollway is never, ever going to happen. It’s going to be bigger, uglier, and it’s going to need more elevated feeders. One of those, the Jefferson...
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Dallas Public Schools: And The Decision Is …
Photo: Beth Erickson Today we had Tiny’s interview and assessment for the Dallas ISD magnet program – which sounds a whole lot more daunting than it actually was. But where did we end up going? Well,...
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UPDATE: Dallas City Council Candiate Adam McGough Faces Residency Questions
Not to go all Columbo “Oh, just one more question on you,” but since last night I had been wracking my noggin to remember where else I had seen Adam McGough, the city council candidate who is being...
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Listing Your Rental On Your Own? Lessor and Lessee Beware.
Photo by: Ann Marie Marthens Ann Marie Marthens has a two bedroom charmer in Highland Park she is leasing for $3,000 a month. Nestled on Abbott Avenue, it’s close to Armstrong Elementary and within...
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My Blast from the Past: Hot Dallas Real Estate Market Means Major Markups
5118 Stanford Ave. in 2013 In January 2013, my Hubby and I were frantically looking for a house as our Preston Hollow condo was under contract in 3 days to a cash buyer (HOORAY!!!). I fell in love the...
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Renovating in a Highrise, Part 2: How and When to use Architects and Designers
Are you planning to renovate a condo? Jon Anderson has a ton of great tips for you. By Jon Anderson Special Contributor Armed with the renovation application, ideas, and sketches it’s probably time to...
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‘Grand Vie’ Now Doubles Your Pleasure: Williams Trew Listings Bring Fort...
The newest edition of Grand Vie will feature a column by Candy and tons of great Fort Worth homes from Williams Trew! To say that we are thrilled about the pending arrival of the new Grand Vie: Luxury...
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It’s Home Tour Season Again! Here Are a Few of our Favorite Dallas-Fort Worth...
It’s spring, so it’s time to don your blue booties and get to tromping around some of the finest and most fabulous homes in Dallas-Fort Worth. We always enjoy this time of year, because not only does...
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Katy Trail Wins Urban Land Institute Award for ‘Best Public Place’
Dallas’ Katy Trail received a “Best Public Place” award from the Urban Land Institute. It seems, Dallasites, we have a habit of comparing ourselves to other cities in our bid to become “world class.”...
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