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Texas Holds Strong in 2025’s Top-Selling Master Planned Communities Rankings

By Shelby Skrhak / January 19, 2026 /

Master-planned communities continue to outperform the broader housing market, and Texas — especially the Dallas-Fort Worth region — showed strong representation in RCLCO’s 2025 Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities list. RCLCO’s annual ranking, one of the housing industry’s longest-running benchmarks, measures new-home sales at master-planned communities (MPCs) nationwide and tracks trends shaping where Americans choose to live.…

Women Who Build: Sue Berk Takes on Dallas Home Construction

By April Towery / May 14, 2024 /

As a young girl in South Africa, Sue Berk learned the value of hard work and saving money. While working in advertising in New York City, she ate a bagel for lunch every day and skipped out on Starbucks runs with friends. She still shops at discount stores and doesn’t get her nails done to…

Olerio Homes Developer Has a Shady Past, But is Building Cookie-Cutter Homes a Crime?

By April Towery / September 18, 2023 /

One of the premier developers in a Dallas neighborhood fighting displacement and gentrification was recently involved in a hot chicken scandal and did federal prison time for his role in a hydroponic marijuana growing operation.  That’s not particularly relevant to his credibility as a home builder, but it’s often raised by legacy residents in the…

Devonshire Contemporary Designed by Bill Larson Feels Like a Colorado Resort

By Karen Eubank / October 10, 2022 /

“This house is all about the setting,” Compass Real Estate’s Becky Frey said. “It was built around the outdoors, with every room opening to a deck or balcony. You’d think you were in Colorado instead of within walking distance to Lovers Lane.” That’s not at all surprising because it was designed by Bill Larson of…

Million-Dollar Mansions Open for Viewing This Weekend

By April Towery / April 7, 2022 /

Those looking for luxury have a lot to check out this weekend.  Our picks include a pair of five-bedroom homes and a high-class condominium in the downtown Dallas Arts District.  Bright Lights, Big City The $1.5 million condo at 1717 Arts Plaza No. 1803 has some undertones of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” –…