Real Estate

Dallas Real Estate News: A Sam’s Club or West Village at Walnut Hill and Central Expressway?

By Candy Evans / November 17, 2010 /

Kidding. Sort of. The folks who live near those 42 vacant acres at Central and Walnut Hill are going to be tripping over ‘dozers and cement trucks now that a Missouri investor has snapped up the land and created a new chapter for Dallas real estate. But the question is, how much did he pay…

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Golfer Extraordinaire Gary Player: “I Love Mexico — The Food, The Women, The Beaches, The Country”

By Candy Evans / November 9, 2010 /

Not to mention the golf! What a pleasure it was to meet Mr. Player, one of the world’s top golfers! He was in La Paz at CostaBaja this past weekend, where he christened the beautiful, ecologically balanced golf course he designed for the developers of CostaBaja. Do I golf? No, unless the clothes are really…

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How To Swing a Second Home Purchase in Today’s Market

By Candy Evans / November 4, 2010 /

Vacation homes are no longer just for the rich. Second home buyers are a lot younger than you might expect, and they are not all affluent. Where do they want to have second homes? The beach, like Florida,¬† which is no longer God’s waiting room but foreclosure central; Arizona, where it’s arid and there are…

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What Do People Want In Second Home Real Estate?

By Candy Evans / November 3, 2010 /

Value and a pretty darn good view — beachfront or mountain — that’s what people generally want when they seek second home real estate. After all, that’s the whole point of buying a second home, getting out of Dodge and enjoying peace, quiet and nature. But one thing has changed since the real estate bubble…

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Nicky & Eleanor Mowery Sheets Sentencing in Dallas, Texas Real Estate

By Candy Evans / November 1, 2010 /

The long-awaited sentencing of Eleanor Mowery Sheets has been re-set to November 5, 2010, at nine o’ clock a.m. in Judge Stickney’s courtroom. Her license is still active with TREC, using the name Eleanor Fisher Mowery. And I am told she is selling up in McKinney. Nicky was sentenced in August.    

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