Beach Homes

Meet Our Expert On Recreational Real Estate & Preservation: Dallas Addison

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2013 /

Ola — wanted to introduce you to one of our shining new expert contributors on SecondShelters.com…  As a quick intro, my name is Dallas Addison, and my passion is real estate.  I’m trained as a lawyer and have helped many clients throughout the country buy, sell, develop and manage all types of  real estate over the…

Happy Labor Day: I Hope You Are Somewhere on the Water, Having a Blast, at Long Cove, Cedar Creek Lake

By Candy Evans / September 2, 2013 /

If you are here in Dallas, you should be out about one and a half hours east of here, on the very best water in North Texas on the southern edge of Cedar Creek Lake. Cedar Creek is the fourth largest lake in Texas, and now you can find an upscale, wonderfully planned and beautifully…

Long Cove on Cedar Creek Lake: Clearly the Most Remarkable Vacation Home Spot in North Texas for Old Fashioned FUN

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2013 /

Don McNarama does real estate developments, and he does them right. He is the investor responsible for Dallas’ well-known CityPlace, which includes the West Village urban developments. West Village has become a virtual synonym for successful urban commercial real estate development. If I had a dime for every time a developer said to me, “we are building…

Did You Know Miami Is Running Out of Sand? And Waterfront Property Costs 60% More?

By Candy Evans / August 27, 2013 /

These and other soothing post-summer-vacation thoughts will make you happier than ever to be land-locked in Dallas… over on SecondShelters.com…

Love of Water Runs Deep: WaterFront Living Costs 63% More Than Living on the Land: WSJ

By Candy Evans / August 27, 2013 /

We probably know it deep in our gut, but luxury vacation homes built on the water cost 63% more, on average, than similar properties that are land-locked. This from a global property consultant, Knight Frank, who scrutinized the ten most popular second home destinations around the world. And if they have to cover naked beaches…