Real Estate

Tuesday Two Hundred, Las Colinas Style: This House Could Totally Have Been My Mother’s House

By Candy Evans / June 19, 2012 /

My mother and dad built their dream home in the late 1960’s, and I so wish I could show you the innards: orange shag carpets, cathedral ceilings, flocked & poppy floral vinyl wallcovering (my mom was sooo psyched about that!) and cultured marble vanities. Mine were red with two shell-shaped sinks; we have a picture…

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Tuesday Night 4:00 to 6:00 p.m: Sip and See What Living Near Farmer’s Market is All About!

By Candy Evans / June 19, 2012 /

Ever thought it would be a kick to live near Farmer’s Market? How about living downtown in a place that sets you back for less than $400K? Today is your lucky day-o. In a unique multi broker alliance, Nancy Guerriero & Janelle Law of Briggs-Freeman Sothebys, Ashley Beane of Allie Beth Allman, James Ryder of Rogers Healey, & Lance Blann from Dave Perry-Miller are hosting open houses at their Farmer’s Market Townhomes this afternoon from 4:00-6:00pm. Here are the addresses:

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The British are Calling: “Dallas” Real Estate Soon to be in London News

By Candy Evans / June 19, 2012 /

I get emails like this from time to time: I’m a British journalist based in Austin and I’m working on a story for the Sunday Telegraph magazine in London that I’m hoping you can help with. It’s pegged to the new season of Dallas starting in the Fall in the UK (in June, I believe,…

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Bomb Blast in Residential Plano Neighborhood Has Neighbors Concerned, Curious, Kinda Crazy

By Candy Evans / June 19, 2012 /

This is just strange. Folks up in this nice, relatively quiet Plano neighborhood got a bit freaked out — understandably so  — over a strange series of events that involve an injured man and a possible bomb explosion near an Atmos natural gas control station in the 3600 block of West Parker Road overnight. First…

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Monday Morning Millionaire, Continued: 4130 Cochran Chapel

By Candy Evans / June 19, 2012 /

Jo, you’ve got a great eye, and our readers are 100% correct: this home WAS featured in D Home, written by my friend and former great editor, Jennifer Dodd. Also, the owners of this home have been dear friends since residency days. So fabulous, the home has also been used for many a TV shoot,…

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