Celebrity Real Estate

Tune in to Luxury Dallas TV Friday Morning at 10 a.m. to See Inside Three Fabulous Dallas Estates! Who Needs Shades of Gray…

By Candy Evans / September 21, 2012 /

Oh this is going to be fun: a show on TXA 21 airs Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. and I shot the video last Friday, inside three gorgeous Dallas to-die-for estates: 4724 Saint Johns, 9008 Briarwood, and the Strait Lane estate of Phil Romano. Luxury Dallas TV is a weekly television magazine showcasing all that is…

Meantime, Sales Price on Historic Mt. Vernon Estate Home Lowered $5 Million Dollars…

By Candy Evans / September 20, 2012 /

I guess John and Teresa Amend are really getting serious about selling H.L. Hunt’s old estate on the banks of White Rock Lake. I have always adored this home, and maybe if I play the Lotto and they lower the price a few more times, I can actually buy it. Because buy it I would…

Did it Sell? Why Is Troy Aikman’s Home Listing on Highland Drive in Dallas Cancelled?

By Candy Evans / September 20, 2012 /

Curiously enough, Troy Aikman’s home is no longer on Allie Beth Allman’s web site. And when I checked MLS, it said CANCELLED. What does this mean? A. Troy has taken his home off the market and needs a break from the exhausting sales process. It is so hard keeping one’s home perfect for every showing.…

Newest Status Symbol: “Our House Sold Before Going on the Market”. Hip Pocket Sales and Why Brokers Love Them

By Candy Evans / September 17, 2012 /

I call it the Hip Pocket Revolution, and it’s been going on since the market picked up this January. Steve Brown jumped in on something that is growing like hotcakes in Dallas real estate: the Hip Pocket sale. These are off-market deals, says Steve, but I prefer to call them deals where no listing agreement has…

Getting Stiffed By Bad Contractors Seems to be Getting Common, Hate To Say I Told You So…

By Candy Evans / September 12, 2012 /

You may have seen the recent story on WFAA-TV about the Carrollton teacher who got stiffed by a pool contractor — his name is Danny Jones — to the tune of $6000. Even worse than the money: she’s had a gaping hole in her backyard with dangerous rebar sticking out — ouch if anyone falls…