Celebrity Homes

Did Andy Beal REALLY Pay $100 Million for the Hicks Estate?

By Candy Evans / January 16, 2016 /

Recall that when Tom and Cinda first put their 25.5 acre estate on the market, it was listed with broker Douglas Newby for $136 million. That was in January of 2013. The market was just waking up, of course, but behemoth properties are always tricky to sell because the buyer pool is so limited. When Allie…

Andy Beal Closed on the Hicks Residence This Morning: The Most Expensive Real Estate Transaction in Texas Real Estate History

By Candy Evans / January 15, 2016 /

We’ve been blogging about it for weeks now, and I have to give credit where credit is due: Steve Brown at The Dallas Morning News was first to publish that Andy Beal was interested in buying Walnut Place, the former Crespi Estate on Walnut Hill Lane that was listed by Allie Beth Allman and David…

Jordan Spieth Snaps up a New Pad in Dallas, Buys Hunter Mahan’s Stunning $8 Million Manse in Gated Creeks of Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / January 15, 2016 /

It was kind of a between the links deal. A couple months ago, Jordan and Hunter talked. Jordan probably said something about everyone driving past his house. Hunter mentioned that his home, in a secure gated community,  was on the market, had been for a couple years. He invited Jordan to come over and see it,…

Happy New Year! Mary Kay House on Douglas Sells and CLOSES Finally

By Candy Evans / January 4, 2016 /

Well here is a nice way to start the fresh New Year of 2016: the Mary Kay House on Douglas Road, just north of Northwest Highway on Preston Road, has sold and closed. Was it a short miracle? You betcha, and Allie Beth Allman’s Karen Luter pulled the magic. How many listing agents has this…

Ethan Couch’s Dad Lives in Lake Oaks Estates, Fort Worth

By Candy Evans / December 31, 2015 /

This is Fred Couch’s home in Fort Worth in Lake Oaks Estates. He purchased it in June of 2007 for $410,000. The home looks pretty nice: topography gives it pretty views from the top of 3.10 acres, with 4361 square feet, three bedrooms, two and a half baths, wrap-around porches, a metal roof (I think…