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November 18, 2008 by jenna · Leave a Comment
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Dallas Texas is the county seat of Dallas County. Dallas is the 2nd largest city in Houston that gained world renowned with the popular 80s television show “Dallas” with JR Ewing. The Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Stars have also brought notoriety to the Dallas Metropolis. Previously known for big hair and cowboy boots, the City of Dallas has grown up to include chic hotspots, shopping, and a wide variety of living options from condos and highrises to estates and suburban homes.

    First widespread freeze to hit Dallas-Fort Worth area

    October 28, 2008 by Jenna_blog · Leave a Comment
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    Sensitive plants and outdoor pets should be protected overnight as temperatures are expected to drop below freezing, the National Weather Service said.

    The freeze warning is in effect for Parker, Wise, Denton and Collin counties. Temperatures in Tarrant and Dallas counties are expected to stay just above freezing, said Eric Martello, a weather service meteorologist.

    The winds will be calm, the skies will be clear and the air will be dry when the freeze hits around 3 or 4 a.m. Tuesday. By about 8 a.m., the dry air should begin to warm quickly. Temperatures are expected to reach near 70 degrees.

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    Tina Turner Rocks at Dallas Concert

    Tina Turner. In a word: fabulous.

    The 68-year-old icon performed for more than two hours Sunday night at American Airlines Center during her first tour in eight years.

    Before what looked like a virtually sold-out crowd, Tennessee’s Anna Mae Bullock rocked ‘n’ rolled, turned soulful, got the blues and even summoned the heavens during a bit of Tina-style gospel.

    The woman looked fabulous in minidresses that show off her lithe legs. She’s a force of nature, and time has been kind to her physically and artistically. In a career-spanning set, each song felt new in her capable hands.

    The opener, “Steamy Windows,” and her signature tune, “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” among others, proved that every number is an emotional experience. She puts her being into each song.

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    Dallas - Oak Cliff Family Halloween Display

    October 28, 2008 by Jenna_blog · Leave a Comment
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    Tombstones, shrouded by fog, tilt precariously from adjacent lawns that look like elaborate, gated graveyards.

    The fingers of a creepy figure poise over an organ as music from The Phantom of the Opera swells.

    A ghost swirls inside a crypt.

    A bride swoons over a coffin.

    And an entire neighborhood loves it.

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    Dallas: Woman buys foreclosed home for stranger

    October 28, 2008 by Jenna_blog · Leave a Comment
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    DALLAS — Two strangers were brought together by a leap of faith and one piece of property that was among 200 North Texas homes up for auction at the Dallas Convention Center this weekend.

    While the misfortune of others lured hundreds of bargain hunters to the foreclosure auction, “Tracy” said she came to find closure. The woman took her seat among a sea of investors and strangers to say goodbye to her Pottsboro home, which is located just west of Denison.

    “It means so much to all of us,” she said of the rural residence that she lost to foreclosure. “It’s not just a house.”

    At the fast-paced and energetic event, Tracy’s tears did not go unnoticed.

     

    “She was crying and I asked her what she was upset about,” said Marilyn Mock, of Rockwall.

    When Tracy’s home, listed as “No. 73,” came up for auction, Mock raised her hand and bid. With no picture of the property in the auction book, Mock had only Tracy’s word on the home’s value.

    “I just kept asking her, ‘Is it worth it?’ She said, ‘Yes,’ and then it went again,” Mock said.

    Bid after bid, Mock kept raising her hand.

    “The next thing you know, she tells me she is doing this for me — and then she had it,” Tracy said.

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    Dallas Home Prices Drop

    October 28, 2008 by Jenna_blog · Leave a Comment
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    U.S. home prices gained speed in August. And home prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area dipped lower as well. Home prices fell by a record 16.6 percent in Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller’s monthly housing report.

    In the D-FW area, prices fell 2.7 percent in August from a year ago in the benchmark home survey. Out of the 20 markets Case-Shiller tracks, “13 of them had their annual returns worsen from last month’s report,” S&P’s David M. Blitzer said in the survey. “As seen throughout 2008, the Sun Belt markets are being hit the most.”

    None of the cities Case-Shiller follows had an increase in home prices from last year. The sharpest declines were in Las Vegas and Phoenix ­ down more than 30 percent. The D-FW area had the smallest home price decline of all the cities in the report. But the annual dip in home values here grew slightly from July to August. Full Story DallasNews.com

    Builders use old-style details in new home construction

    October 25, 2008 by Jenna_blog · Leave a Comment
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    In spring 2006, 13 employees from Southern Land Company’s architecture department in Franklin, Tenn., flew to Dallas and canvassed neighborhoods including Swiss Avenue, Munger Place and the Park Cities, armed with notebooks and cameras.

    University Park homes by Twin Oaks Builders

    Featuring detailed craftsmanship, the recently completed homes at 3928 and 3932 Centenary Ave. showcase an inspired and versatile design that is the hallmark of Twin Oaks Holdings. These properties are examples of traditional architecture. “Twin Oaks provides attention to detail,” says Oakes Carson of The Ben Jones Group of Allie Beth Allman & Associates.

    Bathrooms awash in green options

    October 25, 2008 by Jenna_blog · Leave a Comment
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    It’s smart and smart-looking to think green in the bathroom. In an uncertain market, custom and mass-market builders, as well as homebuyers, are OK with eliminating living rooms and downsizing massive kitchens but remain satisfied with the number and size of baths in the typical home, a recent National Association of Home Builders survey shows.

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