Economy

Hip Pockets Not in MLS: This Home Might Be Going On The Market –Twist My Arm!

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2012 /

I know that with inventory so low, it is mighty hard to find homes out there. The new thing is to find a home BEFORE it hits the market! If you are looking in Preston Hollow, very close to St. Mark’s — we are talking roll out of bed and you are in your classroom…

Roof Repair Rip Offs: The Storm Chasers Want to Fix Your Roof, Then Retire Rich

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2012 /

I have a roof made from recycled rubber tires. It has a 50 year warranty. Never mind that the company who manufactured it is no longer in business, it’s a great roof and totally hail-proof. In fact, hail bounces off. Which is why I am loving the 25 plus roofers who have knocked on my…

Wonder Why Some Realtor’s Photos Look So Dang Good?

By Candy Evans / July 24, 2012 /

Because they hire photographers who shoot for places like Architectural Digest, Veranda, Luxe and other fine national shelter magazines. That’s Ira Montgomery, one of the best shelter spread photographers in the country, shooting Brian Crawford’s listing at the Ritz Tower I. Ira shot a lot for DHome before budget cuts, and he also shot my…

Monday Morning Millionaire II: This Rooftop Ritz Palace Comes With a Terrace Better Than a Preston Hollow Backyard — Even for Pets

By Candy Evans / July 23, 2012 /

I told you we had a rooftop unit at the Residences at the Ritz Carlton, Unit 905, with a potty pad for pups. What I didn’t tell you was that the exterior patio living room in this unit is fit for royalty with the most extensive landscaping, fountains, and furnishings I’ve seen since Tim Headington’s…

Richard Malouf’s Back Yard Water Park Not the Only Fish in the Ocean… Another Bigger, Better for Dallas

By Candy Evans / July 23, 2012 /

Well well. Seems I wrote about Richard Malouf’s backyard water-park under construction last week, and this week we see another real estate and house porn outpost has picked up the idea.