• The Chicago-to-Dallas Salary Math: How Far a Transfer Package Really Goes,Lacey Brutschy

    The Chicago-to-Dallas Salary Math: How Far a Transfer Package Really Goes

    For most households, a comparable salary stretches further in Dallas than in Chicago, largely because Texas has no state income tax and housing dollars tend to buy more, though higher Texas property taxes mean the full picture matters, and as a Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) and

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  • Moving to Dallas from Austin: What Actually Changes,Lacey Brutschy

    Moving to Dallas from Austin: What Actually Changes

    Most people moving from Austin to Dallas expect to spend the same money for less house. It's the opposite, and it catches people off guard every time. This isn't a tax story like California or Illinois transplants get. Both cities sit in the same state with the same zero income tax. The story here i

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  • Wicker Park, Andersonville, or Boystown? Where Chicago LGBT Buyers Land in Dallas,Lacey Brutschy

    Wicker Park, Andersonville, or Boystown? Where Chicago LGBT Buyers Land in Dallas

    If you are moving from a Chicago LGBTQ neighborhood like Wicker Park, Andersonville, or Boystown, the Dallas areas that will feel most like home are Oak Lawn, the Bishop Arts District, and the walkable pockets of East Dallas, and as a former three-year board member of the Resource Center of Dallas a

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