Lake Homes

Long Cove on Cedar Creek Lake: Clearly the Most Remarkable Vacation Home Spot in North Texas for Old Fashioned FUN

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2013 /

Don McNarama does real estate developments, and he does them right. He is the investor responsible for Dallas’ well-known CityPlace, which includes the West Village urban developments. West Village has become a virtual synonym for successful urban commercial real estate development. If I had a dime for every time a developer said to me, “we are building…

An Upstate Dream: Waterfront Mansion of Kaplan Test Prep CEO Listed For $16M

By Joanna England / May 29, 2013 /

Upstate New York is an escape from the hustle and bustle of NYC, and contains some of the most stately mansions imaginable. Want to move to where the movers and shakers retreat? This waterfront mansion owned by Kaplan CEO Jonathan Grayer is on the market for just $16 million — a paltry sum considering what…

Saturday Seven Hundred: Want The Lake Life? Gorgeous Peninsula Craftsman is Perfect For Entertaining

By Joanna England / May 25, 2013 /

We love the Peninsula — a neighborhood just off the shores of White Rock Lake that features amazing architecture and fantastic views — and this home is a perfect example about why we love this place.   At 9262 Peninsula you’ll find a Craftsman-style home built in 2006 that has a gorgeous cedar shake exterior…

Top-5 Friday: Myrtle Beach Means Golf, Sand, And Lots of Land!

By Joanna England / May 24, 2013 /

Top-5 Friday is my chance to dream, and boy, I am dreaming of a beach vacation right now — Myrtle Beach, to be exact! This East Coast town is the perfect getaway for sun-seekers, golfers, and fishermen, too! The architecture is definitely a draw for this Southern beach town. You’ll find clapboard siding, fresh, white…

Top-5 Friday: Dallas Too Hot? Escape to Lake Texoma

By Joanna England / May 17, 2013 /

It’s affordable, it’s huge, it has great fishing, and if you’re lucky, you can get a little sandy beach of your own! I love Lake Texoma — named for its location straddling the Texas and Oklahoma borders — as a weekend escape. It’s a favorite among North Texas outdoorsmen for its fishing, and it’s great…