Celebrity Homes

Rex Tillerson Snags D.C. Digs Before Selling Horseshoe Bay Retreat

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 12, 2017 /

By Amy Dobson Special Contributor Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and wife, Renda, aren’t waiting until they can find a buyer for their waterfront property in Horseshoe Bay Resort before putting down roots in Washington D.C. They bought a D.C. home back in February as a private, off-market sale for approximately $5.6 million. The sellers were none other than…

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Texas Rangers Co-Owner Bob Simpson is Selling His Montserrat Castle For $7M

By Joanna England / April 26, 2017 /

Montserrat has a legitimate cachet in Fort Worth as the gated enclave for the who’s who of the city’s elite. Rarely does the opportunity present itself to not only find an epically custom home in this exclusive community, but to have the largest home on the largest lot is beyond all likelihood. But that’s what’s…

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8915 Douglas Ave., R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / March 15, 2017 /
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Mary Kay Ash Home Bites the Dust, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2017 /

Say goodbye to another Dallas icon. The home of the late Mary Kay Ash, the founder of Dallas-based Mary Kay Inc., is being torn down as we speak, at 8915 Douglas Ave. The 11,874-square-foot mansion, in the honeypot Old Preston Hollow, was built in 1984. The Dallas Central Appraisal District has the home valued at…

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Faisal Halum of Briggs Freeman Nabs $27.5 Million Philip Johnson House Listing on Strait Lane

By Heather Hunter / February 23, 2017 /

To describe it as a masterpiece seems like an understatement. We’ve featured the Philip Johnson House before and it never fails to take our breath away. Set on nearly seven acres at 10210 Strait Lane, the estate of Naomi Aberly and Larry Liebowitz is listed at $27.5 million and is the only Phillip Johnson house…

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