Luxury Real Estate

Christie’s Luxury Home Market Report Highlights the Other World of Luxury Real Estate

By Jon Anderson / May 26, 2017 /

It was the best of times, it was the not-so-best of times. Christie’s annual Luxury Home Market Report has many interesting insights into the global luxury market and how, in many ways, it operates on another plane, divorced from the broader real estate marketplace. While this should be unsurprising, the wealthy seem to always be…

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Prestonwood Development Sells Two Lots First Day on Market

By Amy Puchaty / May 12, 2017 /

Prestonwood Polo and Country Club has Dallas abuzz over its new “field-of-dreams” development project in Oak Point after selling two residential lots its first day on market. The 22-estate master-planned community will be the first of its kind for North Texas, offering sizable 2.5 acre lots from $300,000 to $399,000. Backing to lush polo fields bordered by 200…

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5601 Twin Cities Lane Walks a Beautiful Line Between Dreamy and Practical

By Heather Hunter / May 8, 2017 /

Ordinarily, my preferences run a little more modern, but there is some undeniable allure in this custom take on French rustic. It’s truly lovely. I like to think this is exactly the sort of home Belle would build after she took half of the Beast’s assets and relocated for the great schools. A little rustic,…

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3608 Drexel Drive is Proof They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used to (Please Don’t Tear it Down)

By Heather Hunter / April 26, 2017 /

Sigh. They sure don’t make ‘em like they used to. And in this era of teardowns and McMansions, wonderful old beauties like 3608 Drexel Drive don’t often see their centennial birthday.  Let’s hope that this stately Southern charmer does. Listing agent Christy Berry of the Collective Luxury Residential loves this property as much as we…

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Immaculate Renovation: 6832 Westlake Avenue Shines as a Slice of Heaven on Earth

By Heather Hunter / April 6, 2017 /

“This house is like a temple.” We’re standing in the open living area of 6832 Westlake Avenue and Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Scott Carlson makes a sweeping gesture upward. He’s not wrong. This immaculate renovation is temple-like. In the morning sun, the space absolutely glows. Light filters in from the home’s abundant transoms and bounces…

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