Emerging Real Estate Markets

Friday Five Hundred: Absolutely Orgasmic Mmmmm Streets Secret Tudor-esque, NOT in MLS…

By Candy Evans / July 27, 2012 /

Towel warmers, anyone? What is this, Champ D’Or? You are KILLING me with this listing: it is unbelievable! 2246 square feet, built in 1926, remodeled in 1946 and then very, very recently as you can SO tell. Only two bedrooms, two baths, but look at that master — it is worth sucking up another bedroom for! Closets! Who…

Thursday Three Hundred: Hipsters Live Here — The Perfect Home For The Savvy Gen Y Buyer

By Joanna England / July 26, 2012 /

Everything about this home screams skinny jeans and ironic glasses. From the modern furniture straight from West Elm and the Anthropologie accessories to the hilarious print in the water closet, this two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath cottage is Generation Y heaven.

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…