Karen Eubank
Karen is a senior columnist at Candy’s Media and has been writing stories since she could hold a crayon. She is a globe-trotting, history-loving eternal optimist who would find it impossible to live well without dogs, Tex-Mex, and dark chocolate. She covers luxury properties and historic preservation for Candys Dirt.
I love a discreet home that does not shout “Look at me!” In pop culture parlance, I’ll take a classic Natalie Portman Academy Award red carpet dress over any oddball Kim Kardashian outfit. This Preston Hollow traditional is one of those classic, discreet homes. It’s what so many people want but have a hard time…
Tony Nuncio just celebrated 18 years with Paragon Realtors. That’s quite an accomplishment in the world of real estate, where we see so many agents change brokerages as if they were dance partners. It speaks to what a good fit Tony is for Paragon and Paragon is for Tony. CandysDirt.com: What’s the secret to staying at…
There’s an adage that you hide in plain sight if you don’t want to be noticed. That’s why I think Elon needs this historic Austin pied-à-terre. He can keep his Starbase rental in South Texas, but everyone needs a place in Austin. Whether you are a tech-savvy entrepreneur, a celebrity, an athlete, or a politician,…
Dramatic architecture wins me over every time, and boy does this White Rock Lake-area eclectic styled ranch have it! Nothing defines the all-American house more than ranch style. The popularity of the ranch boomed after World War II, and it wasn’t long before architects began putting a spin on them. We saw split level, Spanish,…
If you told Chris Barnet a few years ago that he’d build a luxury farmhouse-style home in Dallas and be flying here from Connecticut several times a month, he’d have thought you were nuts. But the world changed, and that’s precisely what happened. Chris, like so many people, re-evaluated his life when the pandemic struck.…
