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Happy August! Read on for seasonal tips to consider and discover lifestyle tips curated just for you! |
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Real Estate in the News |
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Moves that Homebuyers Can Still Make to Find a Lower Mortgage Rate With inflation and the possibility of further rate increases, here are some tips and tricks to find ways to lower your rates. |
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Dallas County |
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Dallas Unlocks No. 20 Ranking on New List of Most Million-Dollar Homes in U.S. A new study from personal finance platform LendingTree shows 2.2 percent of owner-occupied homes in the Dallas area are valued at $1 million or more. |
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The Store for All Sorts: Half Price Books Turns 50 Half Price Books is celebrating a half-century. The business may have been built on quirky characters and unwanted remainders but don’t discount them. |
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Tarrant County |
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Dallas-Fort Worth’s housing market shows signs of cooling. What that means for homebuyers. The inventory of homes in Fort Worth has increased after hovering at about one month during the pandemic. That means there are more houses on the market. According to the Texas Real Estate Research Center, six months of inventory is a balanced market. |
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Arlington Museum Draws in Disney Fans with Magical New Animation Exhibit Presented in partnership with longtime Walt Disney Animation Studios artist and Disney legend Andreas Deja, the exhibit is on display now and runs through September 4. |
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Collin County |
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Shaquille O’Neal Trades Big Florida Home for Smaller Texas One NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, who earlier this year sold his 35,000 square-foot mega-mansion in Florida after three years on the market, could be landing in a much smaller, five-bedroom, six-bath estate in the suburbs of Dallas. |
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Keeping The Last Blockbuster Alive In 1985, the first Blockbuster opened in Dallas, Texas. By the mid-2000s, there were over 9,000 stores worldwide. Now, there is only one, and a Plano man helps keep the be-kind-rewind dream alive. |
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Denton County |
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Developer has High Hopes for Lakeside Village Lakeside Village, a “game-changer” for Flower Mound, has been a long time coming. And after years of developing the rest of Lakeside, construction is on the horizon beginning this summer on the first, key component of Lakeside Village. |
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Lewisville Center Welcomes 8 New Restaurants including Pizza and Brunch A mixed-use development in Lewisville is adding a slew of new restaurants serving buzzy cuisines such as pizza, breakfast, and brunch. |
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Lifestyle Tips & Tricks |
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28 Creative Ways to Grow a Garden, Even When You're Short On Space Flowers and plants bring so much beauty to every space, big or small, inside or outside. Given the benefits of gardening, the practice shouldn't be limited to wide-open outdoor spaces and large greenhouses. Get your green thumbs ready for window-box flowers, hanging plants, tiny veggie gardens, and more. |
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100 Best Grilling Recipes You Have to Try Looking for new grilling recipes to try this summer? Check out 100 reasons for you to light the grill and enjoy the great outdoors this summer . |
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The Top Interior Design Trends to Watch, According to Experts In 2021, people focused on pieces that mix style and practicality — think self-cleaning bidets for a more luxurious bathroom, for example. But this year, everything from bringing the outdoors into experimenting with pattern and texture, and finding design inspiration from past decades are of interest. |
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