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.
Having a concierge used to be limited to only those lucky residents of luxury high-rise condos. I’m happy to report you can stay on the ground and still take advantage of a home concierge service because Manorly Concierge Home Management has come to our rescue. The concierge concept is not new to Dallas, but it’s…
Nolen Homes has done it again. They’ve created another beautiful, well-thought-out, instantly Instagrammable Preston Hollow traditional home. Amy Nolen is an extraordinarily talented designer, and Clint Nolen grew up in a home building family. In 2007 Clint followed in the footsteps of his parents Ray and Jane, who founded Nolen Homes in 1975. The couple…
Staging has never been more important when it comes to marketing luxury properties. Gone are the days when you could sell a million-plus vacant home, needing updates, with every room painted a different color. Buyers today simply walk away. Remember, any buyer at this level can just as easily build a custom home if what…
You thought we’d seen it all when Candy broke the news of the Schlegel mansion listing at $24 million. Or when Mehrdad Moeyedi re-did the Crespi Estate and sold it to the Cox clan after it listed for $38.5 million. Then there was Alex Perry’s 90-day sale of a $22 million historical Volk Estates estate.…
Enchanting is the first word I thought of as I opened the iron gate, crossed the stone bridge over the babbling brook, and wound my way up the path to see this traditional Colonial estate. There is always a story when you see a property that looks like this. So I began my deep dive…
