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San Antonio Real Estate News: HuffPo Features 1970s Time Warp in Castle Hills Listed by Kuper Realty

By Joanna England / January 13, 2014 /

This listing from Diana Gonzalez of Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty out of San Antonio is making the rounds at HuffPo and Curbed. It’s an incredibly preserved 1970s mecca that will have you doing the “Time Warp.” Inside 1410 Grey Oak Dr. you’ll find swag lamps, wood paneling, and a kitchen that could be straight out…

Significant Dallas Architectural Real Estate Treasures: Bud Oglesby’s 5411 Surrey Circle

By Candy Evans / January 11, 2014 /

As a follow up to this week’s Inwood House of the Week, I uncovered some info on 5411 Surrey Circle, another fantastic Oglesby creation designed and built for Nancy (and Mark) Lemmon in 1972. This home was owned by Robert K. Thomas until November of 2003, when it was snapped up by Kenneth and Ronna…

Significant Dallas Architectural Real Estate Treasures: Bud Oglesby's 5411 Surrey Circle

By Candy Evans / January 11, 2014 /

As a follow up to this week’s Inwood House of the Week, I uncovered some info on 5411 Surrey Circle, another fantastic Oglesby creation designed and built for Nancy (and Mark) Lemmon in 1972. This home was owned by Robert K. Thomas until November of 2003, when it was snapped up by Kenneth and Ronna…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Nancy Dedman’s Strait Lane Estate by Bud Oglesby Defines State of Dallas Real Estate in 2014

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2014 /

I was searching high and low for a home that typifies the state of Dallas real estate in 2014, where it is, where it is going. Dallas is growing like gangbusters — our real estate market is one of the strongest in the nation. Only Austin’s, Houston’s may be stronger. Luxury homebuyers are moving closer…

The Dilemma of Multiple Home Ownership: How Does One Keep Them All Up and Running?

By Candy Evans / January 8, 2014 /

I ran into a friend over the holidays right about the time I was mailing off my water bill, frantically. Seems I had switched from paper to electronic billing, but then the emails never arrived, I got busy, and yes, I faced the holidays with a termination letter from Dallas Water. One of our refrigerators broke down and defrosted because power surges during the ice storm blew the computer panel. Just got the dryer repaired, then the pool heater broke. Our friend has a couple homes he has to maintain, and commiserated: how do you manage to keep up all your homes, I asked?