Celebrity Homes

Second Home Shocker: Fabulous Phoenix Paradise Valley REO With D Box Movie Chairs, 21-Car Garage, and Owner Went to West Point

By Candy Evans / September 21, 2011 /

Paradise Valley is like the Highland Park — no wait, make that Vaquero — of Phoenix.  Paradise Valley is in Maricopa County, home to twelve resorts, and one of Arizona’s top tourist destinations. Very pricey dirt: the median home price is about $2.74,  many homes exceeding $10 million, some over $40 million. So when there is a foreclosure, people drop…

This Could Be Bad for Dallas Real Estate: Chuck Greenberg Wants to Buy The Stars

By Candy Evans / September 19, 2011 /

Bloomberg is reporting that Chuck Greenberg, former CEO and co-owner of The Texas Rangers, has come forward to say he may want to bid on the bankrupt Dallas Stars Hockey franchise, according to a lawyer. This cannot be — not that Greenberg wouldn’t be a terrific owner. But Vancouver-based businessman Tom Gaglardi is already pre-approved…

Enjoy This Second Home While You “Ship-Watch” in Newport, Rhode Island

By Candy Evans / September 19, 2011 /

Newport, R.I. If you’re going to have a second home, why not have it in the land once known as the “summering White House”? History, water, proximity to Providence 30 miles away plus all those mansions — Newport is where the mansion concept may have been conceived. I’ve heard it’s a reviving second home paradise. This…

Jigsaw Ranch: Family Compound on 80 Acres a Mere $48,500,000 — Second Home Nirvana Found Near Aspen, Colorado

By Candy Evans / September 19, 2011 /

I know we just broke the 70 day plus cycle of 100 degree plus days in Dallas but really, it’s time to start thinking about ski season. Jack frost is just around the corner and so much more bearable when you have your own private ski house. Or, in this case, $48,500,000 Aspen estate. Jigsaw…

Does The Star’s Bankruptcy Mean Tom Hicks is Downsizing and Tom Gaglardi is Moving to Dallas?

By Candy Evans / September 16, 2011 /

Update: It seems all these sports teams buying, selling and going belly-up are very good for the local real estate market. Remember, it brought Chuck Greenberg to Vaquero! This post is also on CandysDirt.com. So, the Dallas Stars have filed a bankruptcy package that will ease them out of some debt and hopefully smooth the…