Hicks Crespi Estate

The 5 Most Amazing Luxury Real Estate Auctions We’ve Seen

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2020 /

I was hooked the very first time I heard about a real estate auction. First of all, I am a consummate bargain hunter. Though I need nothing in this world, I trotted into Tuesday Morning as soon as it re-opened. Imagine how the prospect of getting a house for cheap energizes my blood? But why…

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Did Andy Beal Buy the TWO Most Expensive Homes in Dallas? Signs Point to YES!

By Candy Evans / March 24, 2016 /

So it was that very first asset purchase of apartments in Waco, Texas, little old Waco, that ultimately landed Beal the keys to the two most expensive homes in Dallas. Looking at my most favorite site in the whole wide world, the Dallas Central Appraisal District — you know I scan it 24/7 — I…

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We Took a Tour Inside the Most Expensive Home in Dallas: Tom and Cinda Hicks’ $100 Million Walnut Place

By Candy Evans / March 19, 2015 /

It is almost impossible to describe what it feels like to actually visit Walnut Place, the former Crespi Estate, as it was christened by owners Thomas O. and Cinda Hicks. But we were fortunate indeed to tour the 35,275 square foot (67,689 including terraces) estate for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The most expensive home in Dallas…

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Tom Hicks Switched Brokers: Allie Beth Allman Now Listing Most Expensive Property in Dallas

By Candy Evans / March 10, 2015 /

It was back in January of 2013 that Tom and Cinda Hicks first shocked us by listing their 25 acre Preston Hollow estate, also known as the Crespi Estate, for $135 million with Doug Newby. That price tag sure garnered a lot of attention from the folks at places like Forbes, the Wall Street Journal,…

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The Hicks Crespi Estate is Now the Most Expensive Home for Sale in The U.S. Could They Get More Than They Are Asking?

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2013 /

Comparison shopping. I’m checking with my friends at Realtor.com, but looking over this list from last April of 2012 compiled by the good folks at Forbes.com, and I mean really good folks because Morgan Brennan gave me lots of link love last week, it looks like that $135 million price tag for the Hicks-Crespi Estate is…

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