Celebrity Real Estate

Mike Modano Sells Mimosa Lane House in Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / April 1, 2014 /

It took a while, but Mike Modano’s Preston Hollow home at 6424 Mimosa Lane finally found a buyer. The Dallas Stars legend sold the property for $1,925,000 after reducing the asking price to $2,295,000. The home he bought with then-wife Willa Ford had originally hit the market the previous May, which in hindsight wasn’t an…

Lisa Blue Baron Lists Her Mammoth Preston Hollow Mansion with Erin Mathews

By Candy Evans / March 28, 2014 /

Good one, Alan Peppard: this morning Alan helped me figure out a major piece of the Battle Behind the Pink Wall. I was pretty sure that Lisa Blue Baron, Dallas attorney extraordinaire and widow of Fred Baron, was the generous individual who hired attorney Michael Jung to represent the homeowners of the Preston Hollow East…

My Favorite Dallas Home With the "Book Room" Under Contract: Multi Million Dollar Sales Sizzle

By Candy Evans / March 28, 2014 /

We know that sales of homes priced at $1 million plus are out of sight and up 53 percent in North Texas from a year ago. I think my message from Luxury Portfolio last month in Las Vegas was clear: luxury and multi-million dollar properties are not just alive but selling well. Sales of modestly…

Breaking: It’s Official. Scott Carlson Real Estate Acquired by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s

By Candy Evans / March 27, 2014 /

Part one: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s has begun an acquisition process that is part of their overall strategy to have a stronger presence in Lakewood area real estate. Today they made part of that process official: Robbie Briggs has acquired Scott Carlson Real Estate. And what a presence! Scott Carlson, a force of nature in the…

Inwood Home of the Week: Platinum Preston Hollow Antebellum Classic Shines on Sunnybrook

By Candy Evans / March 27, 2014 /

Stop the presses for literally one of the most beautiful homes in Dallas. If this home hasn’t made the list, any list, then there is something wrong with the judges. 9346 Sunnybrook was built in 1987 by Tina Bailey, one of Dallas’ premiere private estate home builders. Tina, a talented friend whose daughters attended school…