House and Home

Homeowners are fighting back, and Dallas County officials say they should. The Dallas Central Appraisal District says more than 170,000 homeowners protested their new appraisal values last year. This year — it could be even more.

What the city attorney revealed to council members on Wednesday is that if the city rushes to regulate STRs by creating a permit process, they could grandfather in STRs in single-family neighborhoods. So the city attorney recommended that the city consider where it wants STRs before starting to issue permits.

While a North Texas state senator says lawmakers must come up with new legislation to help homeowners with climbing property taxes, some public policy groups say the state has extra revenue that can help.

A majority of North Texas home appraisals are increasing this year. That’s not really a surprise, but some homeowners are shocked at 50% increases in their home value.

The city's plan would allow developers to build taller apartment complexes with fewer parking spaces. In exchange, the developers would need to either build affordable units or pay into a city fund that would subsidize them throughout the city.

Homeowners across North Texas have been getting their property tax appraisals, and they are coming with some sticker shock. Experts say home prices are up 20% over last year while inventory is down 30%.

It was a special homecoming for a disabled military veteran and his loved ones. His family was gifted a mortgage-free, fully-accessible smart home equipped with features specially designed with them in mind. “It’s something I always imagined, but now I get to live it."

New home subdivisions in Denton County continue sprouting along I-35W. Now, some of those homeowners are finding themselves in a battle over a proposed industrial development aiming to become their neighbor.

The city of Dallas still can’t seem to find a solution to a problem that’s been brewing between frustrated residents and short-term rental operators and owners. Currently, there’s still no formal registration or enforcement process in place for short-term rentals, which continue to go on largely unregulated.

The city of Dallas is still trying to get a two-year-long building permit backlog under control. City leaders told builders on Friday it is making big changes that should start to improve the issue in two-to-three months.

The city has been working on coming up with ways to regulate short-term rentals for two years. But on Monday, it was clear they are no closer to bringing about any consensus on how the city should handle short-term rentals.

The storm cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages in some cases for local homeowners and organizations. With freezing temperatures in the forecast, they are doing everything they can to prepare.

No clutter. No chaos. Just three childhood friends from the Fort Worth suburb of Everman who’ve turned reorganizing into big rewards.