Luxury Real Estate

Gold Coast Publishing Targets Realtors For Directories, Country Clubs Say It’s a Scam

By Joanna England / May 14, 2015 /

Have you received an email or telephone solicitation from Gold Coast Publishing in the last few months asking you to advertise in one of the company’s service directories? The company alleges that, for a fee, you can have your business heralded in their annual business directory that is distributed directly to members and guests at…

Monday Morning Millionaire Teaser: Every Home Needs a Pedicure Chair and Hair Salon!

By Candy Evans / May 1, 2015 /

  It’s true, you need these items in your home: a pedicure chair with warm, oscillating water and massage chair, and a place to sit while your hair gets done. I’m telling you, this is the new must-have in luxury Dallas real estate. Come back for details on Monday!

Marketing Luxury Real Estate for the Young & Affluents in a Digital World: Time, Telephones & Travel

By Candy Evans / April 29, 2015 /

 “The 1% own 4 homes on average.” I love me some Paul Boomsma. The Chicagoan is the president of Luxury Portfolio of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. He is NOT an real estate agent, but an expert in marketing luxury real estate and really, all things luxury. When it comes to knowing how…

Winter Wonderland: What Do Your Listings Look Like All White and Snowy?

By Candy Evans / February 27, 2015 /

You recall this home, I’m sure — the $4 million wonder in Farmer’s Branch we told you about a few weeks ago with Bush, Helen Keller and even Foster Grant ties. The spread includes a zen garden with babbling brooks feeding into the Farmers Branch Creek, seen here, which is dammed up to create a lake-like…

Top DFW Builder Confident in Luxury Market, Building Two Multimillion Spec Houses

By Leah Shafer / January 19, 2015 /

Spec homes are a sign of strong builder and bank confidence in a market, as they are created without any specific buyer in mind, just the belief that one will be interested once it is completed. The higher the price tag, the higher the stakes. In our inventory-parched market, homebuilder Les Owens, President of LRO Residential…