Dallas Real Estate News

Affordable Second Homes: I Lost My Heart in Costa Rica

By Candy Evans / March 21, 2012 /

We’ve only had icky weather for two days, but already I’m pining for sunshine. I finally took the hours to lovingly chronicle the sparkling, perfect, incredible place that is The Palms in Costa Rica. This is one of my favorite second home spots in the world hands down. The place is paradise. You can have…

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Ask The Tax Doctor: What’s That 65 Homestead Exemption? Sure is Fuzzy…

By Candy Evans / March 21, 2012 /

A reader writes, our Tax Doctor Tiffany Hamil responds: Dear Candy: I am confused by the age 65 homestead deal in our state. Is it the same in each county? When you turn 65 do you get a break on your property taxes or are they just frozen? I understand this is because property taxes…

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Champ d’Or Chalked Up Mega Pageviews on MSNBC.COM Today

By Candy Evans / March 21, 2012 /

This is why auctions can be so darn effective: Champ d’Or is getting a Texas-sized dose of publicity not just here but all over the world now. I shot a video for Zillow there last week, and now it’s gone plumb viral. Which means, lots of hits to our site today. I thought this comment was…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Gated Golf Course Home Has Designer Touches, Even a Playhouse – $259,000 – Only One “Problem”…

By Candy Evans / March 20, 2012 /

I think I’m going to challenge Barbara Corcoran to top this one. Let me tell you, there is no way. I emailed this home to my daughter and she was hooked! This is a new home at 9077 Cotton Village Drive, just built in 2006, with three bedrooms, two and a half baths, upstairs gameroom, great granite and stainless kitchen, open floor plan and high ceilings! Not only is it fresh, saucy and beautiful, it’s in a gated community on a golf course and is a golf lovers dream!

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Aggressive Sales: Preston Hollow Resident Stabbed by Door-To-Door Magazine Solicitor

By Candy Evans / March 20, 2012 /

  Those door-to-door magazine solicitors are getting way more aggressive — be careful! A magazine solicitor stabbed a 21-year old Preston Hollow resident and WFAA-TV has all the deets: the 21 year old answered the door, and the male solicitor babbled about needing money for an organization: “He came up and was very inarticulate, and said some…

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