House Candy
The Brits are singing the praises of our real estate market. The Financial Times has singled us out, thanks to the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, which says (and I saw this recently) that Dallas and “nearby” Fort Worth: “…combine to be one of only three US urban areas to have fully recovered from the recession.…
As you know, Jo and I have a “thing” for English Tudors, being English majors and all. Still high off of 1310 West Canterbury, I found 6835 Westlake courtesy of Marilyn Hoffman in Lakewood, and it took my breath away. I have been canoodling with this house all day! Nestled on one of Lakewood’s most coveted streets, this home is like an architectural history lesson.
That’s the Casa Bella condo of former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin in Frisco — north of Lebanon Parkway, built by D.R. Horton, which he once referred to as a “modest second hurricane home”. He and his wife bought the home May 31, 2007 when it was valued at $181,968, saying they had family in…
You want to live on a really great street in Kessler Park loaded with homes of charm and character? Check. Totally new insides with architectural details intact? Check. Downstairs master suite? Done. Take a look at 1310 Canterbury Court and tell me if this 1929 circa Tudor is not one of the greatest homes you…