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.

Timeless Transitional in Bluffview Shows The Value in Architect-Designed Custom Homes

By Karen Eubank / March 8, 2021 /

When a highly respected architect tells you, “It’s one of my favorites,” you know a house is exceptional.   David Stocker, principal at SHM Architects, designed this timeless transitional on Cherokee Trail in Bluffview in 2007. Hard to believe, right? But that’s what you get with architect-designed custom homes. They look as if they were…

Carla Perez Sells the Vision of New Luxury Construction

By Karen Eubank / March 6, 2021 /

I can’t think of anyone that understands new luxury construction or how to sell it better than Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Carla Perez. It’s not easy to walk a client onto a plot of dirt and bring a non-existing home to life, but Perez excels at successfully selling a vision for an unseen property. CandysDirt.com:…

Carla Perez Lists Mark Siepiela’s Modern Minimalist Beauty in Bluffview

By Karen Eubank / March 4, 2021 /

I’m going to let you in on something very hush, hush. Custom home builder Mark Siepiela has a new modern minimalist beauty in the planning stages in Bluffview. That means, in this market, you better jump on it — fast. A Spec Selling Dream Team It’s now totally common to see luxury homes sell as…

A California Contemporary by Martyn Hammer Custom Homes

By Karen Eubank / March 1, 2021 /

We’ve heard some moaning about how our California buyers are not finding existing product that appeals to them. Well, Texans rise to any challenge and are doing bigger and better as a rule,  so it’s not surprising that our  Dallas designers and builders have been working non-stop to bring that California aesthetic to Texas.  …

Luxury Leader: Dahn Custom Homes

By Karen Eubank / February 27, 2021 /

Dahn Custom Home first came to our attention when 5142 Stonegate hit the market. We were impressed with this fresh take on a Texas transitional and wanted to know more about newcomer David Dahn and his outlook on luxury building. CandysDirt.com: David, give us a little background on you and how you ended up starting…