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.

Surprise! This Hollywood Heights Charmer Is a Mullet House

By Karen Eubank / June 28, 2025 /

In Hollywood Heights, the homes are rapidly becoming mullets, and that’s a good thing! They are all business in the front and a total party in the back. Or, to put it in more sensible terms, in a conservation district like Hollywood Heights, you can’t change the front of your home or the first third…

This Custom Hillcrest Estates Modern by Josh Zielke Has Beauty and Brains

By Karen Eubank / June 26, 2025 /

Hillcrest Estates is one of those hidden gem neighborhoods where you’re in the heart of Dallas yet feel completely off the beaten path. If you are not familiar with it, that’s by design. Our publisher Candy Evans moved here from Park Lane years ago. “To me, it’s the best location in Dallas,” Evans said. “It’s…

Another Fabulous Ju-Nel Drops TONIGHT!

By Karen Eubank / June 26, 2025 /

This rediscovered Ju-Nel home in Sylvania Dells was completed in 1962 and sold to Richard and Jane Hoierman for $32,000. The Hoiermans owned the house until 2007 when they sold it to the Niemann family. So, two owners in 65 years tells you all you need to know. It goes live tonight, and it will go…

You Can Own a Strait Lane Modernist With Quite the Architectural Provenance

By Karen Eubank / June 23, 2025 /

Strait Lane has been one of our millionaire miles for decades. Name a mover and shaker, from Ross Perot to Kenny and Lisa Troutt to Phil Romano, Andy Beal, and Dirk Nowitzki, they’ve all lived here. Now you too can live here in this Strait Lane Modernist designed by two of our most respected architects,…

What’s June’s Best Buy? A Fully Updated Vickery Place Craftsman

By Karen Eubank / June 21, 2025 /

Vickery Place is a historic Dallas neighborhood platted by the Works-Coleman Land Company in 1911. Their vision was to transform farmland into one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Dallas. With streetcar access and proximity to downtown, it became highly sought-after very quickly. I think they’d be quite pleased to see that Vickery Place remains…