Real Estate Market News

How About a Pool Lined With 24-Carat Gold? For $125 Million, Miami’s Most famous Residence, the Versace Mansion, Can Be Yours!

By Candy Evans / July 18, 2012 /

Our Miami correspondent, Andrea Kavanagh, is back and house-hunting for us! Calling all billionaire art aficionados and free-spending, globe-trotting investors! Miami is all a buzz over Ocean Drive’s most infamous residence to hit the sizzling hot real estate market at a whopping $125 million. Casa Casuarina, also known as the Versace mansion, is an iconic…

Dallas Most Popular City in U.S. With Generation Y — Millennials

By Candy Evans / July 18, 2012 /

According to giant Moving.com, an online source for moving-related services, millennials love Dallas. Like, a whole lot. Seems that with the job market so tight and everything pretty sucky once they graduate from college, millennials are shunning NYC and the We$t Coa$t for cities with job growth and affordable housing. And guess what, we have…

OMG: Does This Mean I’ll Have to Actually USE My Viking Range? Hotel & Condo Restaurants in Dallas Seem to be Disappearing

By Candy Evans / July 18, 2012 /

We were just talking about this with Kyle Crews, Daylon Perraria, Missy Woehr and the other fine folks at The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, Dallas, when I had to scoot fast because buyers were coming in to sign a contract. I hope they liked those stoves at The Ritz. Never know when you have…

Life Imitating Art: Former Kimbell Staffer Modeled San Antonio Home After Museum

By Joanna England / July 16, 2012 /

Maybe it’s just because I haven’t worked in any truly beautiful structures, but I would never model my home after a former workplace. Who wants to go home and be reminded of work?

Emily Sano did.

After working at Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum for about 10 years, Sano accepted a position at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Still, she remained heartsick for the place where she spent many a day admiring the light and flow of the Louis Khan-designed museum, says this piece from the Wall Street Journal.

Look Who’s the New Office Manager at Clay Stapp: Trey McCann

By Candy Evans / July 16, 2012 /

Formerly of Hexter-Fair, I mean, First American Title: word today that the beloved Trey McCann (you know I have a huge soft spot for any guy named Trey or Tres) has departed the Preston Center office to run the show down at Clay Stapp & Co. This is a story we are definitely watching…