House Candy

It’s My Mansion: $100,000 Homes. Here’s Granite, Gleaming Hardwoods, and a Great Dallas, Texas Yard for $109K

By Candy Evans / October 4, 2012 /

Readers have written with many requests — so many houses to tour — and we really try to honor them all, see them all. I’ve been a bit preoccupied lately with a family wedding — that’s me at our fabulous rehearsal dinner, below, at Eddie Deen’s. And I cannot say enough wonderful things about my son and daughter-in-law’s wedding or her wedding coordinator, Rebecca Hackl, Rebecca Hackl Events, who I call “J-Lo” because she is so darn adorable. But last week the ninth person offered up this suggestion — more of a challenge, really, especially to a new Monster-In-Law:

The Big “D” is a Big “F” When it Comes to Second or Vacation Homes: How Divorce Affects Vacation Homes

By Candy Evans / October 1, 2012 /

Don’t buy this gorgeous beach front property on 30-A in Santa Rosa Beach, near Alys Beach, Seaside and Watercolor if you think you might be getting a divorce. On the other hand, do: I’m looking for a great deal in Florida!

Tune in to Luxury Dallas TV Friday Morning at 10 a.m. to See Inside Three Fabulous Dallas Estates! Who Needs Shades of Gray…

By Candy Evans / September 21, 2012 /

Oh this is going to be fun: a show on TXA 21 airs Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. and I shot the video last Friday, inside three gorgeous Dallas to-die-for estates: 4724 Saint Johns, 9008 Briarwood, and the Strait Lane estate of Phil Romano. Luxury Dallas TV is a weekly television magazine showcasing all that is…

Meantime, Sales Price on Historic Mt. Vernon Estate Home Lowered $5 Million Dollars…

By Candy Evans / September 20, 2012 /

I guess John and Teresa Amend are really getting serious about selling H.L. Hunt’s old estate on the banks of White Rock Lake. I have always adored this home, and maybe if I play the Lotto and they lower the price a few more times, I can actually buy it. Because buy it I would…

Did it Sell? Why Is Troy Aikman’s Home Listing on Highland Drive in Dallas Cancelled?

By Candy Evans / September 20, 2012 /

Curiously enough, Troy Aikman’s home is no longer on Allie Beth Allman’s web site. And when I checked MLS, it said CANCELLED. What does this mean? A. Troy has taken his home off the market and needs a break from the exhausting sales process. It is so hard keeping one’s home perfect for every showing.…