Real Estate

What The Frack? Should North Texans Secure Earthquake Coverage if They Live Near Hydraulic Fracturing Sites?

By Joanna England / January 22, 2014 /

As Azle residents stormed a meeting of the Texas Railroad Commission yesterday demanding a moratorium on wastewater injection wells used in hydraulic fracturing (AKA fracking), commissioners gave no indication of halting the practice that homeowners blame for the recent spate of earthquakes in their small Tarrant County town.

Lakewood Resident Tells Story of Her Pregnancy and Late Term Abortion

By Candy Evans / January 22, 2014 /

Here is one of the finest columns ever written by Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow. The subject is a can’t win topic: half the people who read it will agree, half won’t. But Steve Brown did such an excellent job of letting the narrator, Nicole Stewart, tell the story, her story, it’s almost as…

Milieu: Snazzy Home Decor Magazine Spotlights Greenway Park Home of Jan Barboglio

By Candy Evans / January 22, 2014 /

Photo by Fran Brennan Well, I got to meet the people from Milieu last week as Houstonian Pamela Pierce and her entourage — Brooke Stuckey, Peter Vitale — descended upon Dallas and did up a party at Jan’s exquisite Greenway Parks home, that was as rich, bountiful and elegant as Pierce’s thickly-paged glossy shelter pub. (Or…

Help This Loyal Real Estate Reader & Charles Dilbeck Fan: He Wants MORE!

By Candy Evans / January 21, 2014 /

A Reader writes: Hey Candy, i was just wanting to know if you knew of any websites or books that are about Charles Dilbeck or have a list of the homes he designed. He is my favorite architect and i know he built a ton of houses in Dallas but i have also found homes…

Today on SecondShelters.com: Georgia Fisher Offers a Report From Lake Tahoe

By Joanna England / January 21, 2014 /

Been thinking of getting a Lake Tahoe vacation home? You and everyone else and their grandfather, says Reno resident Georgia Fisher. Heck, even HGTV built their 2014 Dream Home in Truckee, Calif., which is just a hop and skip away from Lake Tahoe.

Of course, It’s a getaway for wealthy Californians and pretty much all of Nevada, so demand for Lake Tahoe properties is high — and the prices are getting higher. Find out more about how you can find your Lake Tahoe dream home on SecondShelters.com today.