Beach Homes

House Candy for a GORGEOUS March Weekend: $100 Investment Yields $15m

By Candy Evans / March 18, 2011 /

It’s too pretty in Dallas to leave this weekend, and half the town’s away on spring break anyhow. I think it feels a bit like Carmel By-the-Sea, CA, which has the best House Porn in the whole wide world. This is Hansel House, aptly named, one of the sprinkling of Victorian and other whimsical homes…

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The Best Places in America for Second Homes

By Candy Evans / March 8, 2011 /

Barrons is bragging how they called it: the second home market has bottomed, and the rich are out swooping up the bargains. Prices of high-end second homes have sunk, some as low as 40%. And Barrons lists the top second home markets in the US. Sea Island, Georgia was rated number one. Next comes Maui,…

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Is the Florida Real Estate Market Scraping the Sandy Beach Bottom?

By Candy Evans / February 27, 2011 /

Mary Ann and Fred Davis bought a home in Naples, Florida for $200,000. 2400 square feet and 40% off what it sold for in 2005. The home is in a gated community and they plan to keep it as a second home/family retreat for years, hence no pie-in-the-sky buy and flip notions. I’ve got more…

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Second Homes in New York State About to be on Fire Sale

By Candy Evans / February 15, 2011 /

Having a second home in New York City or state may be more expensive now than ever. For those with places in the city, the state Taxation Department will require state residents who own second homes in New York City to report the number of days they spend in the city, which will likely result…

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Live Near Tiger Woods on Valentine’s Day: Here’s A $65,000,000 Heart

By Candy Evans / February 14, 2011 /

Want to win my heart for Valentine’s Day? Then snap up this little $65 million dollar estate on 8.04 acres on Jupiter Island, not too far from Tiger Wood’s estate.¬† Ariana Huffington, you should really consider this home as a great investment with your new millions. 9 bedrooms, 13.5 baths, 17,825 square feet. 172′ of…

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