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.
Home staging has been receiving some nice press lately. The New York Times ran two articles in January about the art and necessity of staging to bring top dollar for your property. Do you need to spend $45,000 and replace all of your furniture to get that longed-for list price? No, not in general but there…
Stagers work their magic daily. They turn empty lifeless houses into beautiful showstoppers, edit occupied homes, advise on colors and updates, and help Realtors get homes sold. They do it with a lot of knowledge and a pretty big bag of tricks. Of course, they carry the usual measuring tapes, furniture sliders, tools, picture hooks,…
Putting your home on the market means a lot of people are going to tromp through your house looking at your stuff. Potential buyers will peek in your medicine cabinet, try to get a glimpse at the labels on your clothing and check out the invitations on your refrigerator. Your wall calendar and that pile…
We’ve been telling you the apartment rental market is crazy in Dallas. Demand is going nowhere but up. However what’s it like if you are looking for a house to rent in a highly sought-after neighborhood? Hollywood Heights is hotter than hot right now. Finding a rental in the neighborhood is like looking…
There’s a little neighborhood nestled between Gaston and Abrams called Munger Place Heights, and the moment you wander in you’ll find a slice of heaven. Trees arch over the streets to intertwine, lawns are perfectly manicured, everyone hangs out on the front porch, and the neighbors not only know your name but they know your…
