Dallas Real Estate News

Highland Park West Dream Cottage is Oh So Carmel, For Oh So Less: $550,000 NOT in MLS

By Candy Evans / November 1, 2011 /

This house is so darn cute, I couldn’t hold it until Friday’s Five Hundred. Maybe I’ll clone it. Chef’s kitchen, hardwoods, screened in porch. Yes, it’s small and cozy, but does this home not just make you want to snuggle up with a book and blanket in front of the fire? Completely re-done in 2009.…

Halloween Horrors: Thank God This Home (and Hitler’s Cousin) Was Taken Off The Market

By Candy Evans / October 31, 2011 /

  The good news, it’s off and we don’t have to be subjected to the fright of touring it. Bad news, it may come back on and that photo in the study is supposed to be of Hitler’s cousin. Eevn worse: more than 11,000 square feet on Lakehurst was listed for $3,499,999. Good Lord. Just makes…

Ask Candy: Toxic Turret Syndrome & Major Tuscan Devil Real Estate Drama. Help Find a $500K Home That Won’t Make This Woman Sick!

By Candy Evans / October 31, 2011 /

Dear Candy, I am experiencing some big real estate drama. Here is the deal: my husband and I are looking to buy a house in the $450-$550K range. But if I see any more interior columns, big medallion tiles, hand “troweled” walls or dark purple paint, I may vomit. We have been looking in Colleyville…

Monday Morning Millionaire: It’s a Wonderful Life on Woodfin

By Candy Evans / October 31, 2011 /

I drove through Rockbrook Estates last week and was reminded of how wonderful it is: beautiful lawns, leaft trees, shade and a nice hum of relaxation. I know this is where Daryl and Diane Johnston built right down the street, the Schlegels are not too far away, and life is generally perfect in this neck…

The Friday Five Hundred: Buy 1925 Square Feet at The W Residences for $500,000…Or Less

By Candy Evans / October 29, 2011 /

I have not forgotten our Friday $500,000 juicy real estate buy. I’ve been busy researching and posting Texas Ranger’s homes — sorry! But it’s never, ever too late for House Porn. I heard about this listing Monday and have saved it for you all week long, kind of a treat. The owner is about as serious…