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’ll Take Luxury Real Estate For $23 Million!

By Karen Eubank / January 20, 2025 /

Don’t you think luxury real estate should be a Jeopardy category? It would be easy to win if you’re one of our regular CandysDirt.com readers because we try to get you all the dirt! So, when Allie Beth Allman’s Rachel Trowbridge sent over an invite to preview her new listing, a multimillion-dollar gated estate on…

A Beautifully Restored East Dallas Bungalow in Junius Heights or is It Munger Place? You Tell Us!

By Karen Eubank / January 18, 2025 /

I love a conundrum because I can invite readers to chime in and help. Today we have an absolutely charming East Dallas bungalow that caught my eye because it’s cute, it’s been renovated, it has a great front porch, and it’s listed for a terrific price.   The first part of the quandary is location, and…

Realtors, Take the Preservation Dallas Historic House Specialist Seminar

By Karen Eubank / January 16, 2025 /

The pace at which we have seen demolitions of important historic buildings and residences that helped to define our city is concerning. There is no better way for Realtors to help their buyers and sellers understand the value of our built heritage than to take part in the Historic House Specialist Seminar offered by Preservation…

Three Significant Highland Park Homes Now Belong to Clay and Lisa Cooley

By Karen Eubank / January 13, 2025 /

Digging around on MLS the other day, I spotted a real estate anomaly.  Public records indicated three significant Highland Park homes in a row were purchased by the same buyers. The buyers are auto magnate Clay Cooley and his smart and glamorous better half, Lisa.  You know the commercials, “Shop me first, shop me last,…

A Return to Classic Highland Park Architecture

By Karen Eubank / January 13, 2025 /

If you remember the 1980s in Dallas, you’ll remember the joke. It was common cocktail banter that the construction crane was the new state bird of Texas. Although construction is not as pervasive as it was in the 1980s, some impressive new residences are being built. However, most of them are contemporary. So what a…