Real Estate

Millennials Are Screwed, but Maybe Not so Much in Dallas (on E. University)?

By Candy Evans / October 2, 2013 /

I love this story because the guy in the WSJ photo is working in a coffee shop in St. Charles, Illinois, on the Fox River Valley where I grew up. He had two years of college and dropped out, for whatever reason with $14,000 of debt, and now the Wall Street Journal is using 26-year-old…

CoreLogic, the Folks I Trust, Tell Us Dallas Home Prices Up More Than 10% YOY

By Candy Evans / October 1, 2013 /

You know why I like the folks at CoreLogic, right, and why I put more weight in their real estate reports than I do the lovelies at Case-Shiller? CoreLogic filters out distressed sales in its reports, which is important. So it’s like that old Paine-Webber commercial: when CoreLogic talks, I listen. And the Irvine, CA…

Jan Showers’ "Glamorous Retreats" Out Today, Gives Beautiful Peek Into Dallas Vacation Homes

By Candy Evans / October 1, 2013 /

Let’s face it: if you live in Dallas and have not heard of Jan Showers, you are not awake. Today (still) is Oct. 1, the day Dallas interior designer (and glam glam Turtle Creek resident) Jan Showers releases her second book, Glamorous Retreats. It was inspired by her vast work in the interior design industry, and…

So. Who Bought the M Mansion for $4.5 at Last Thursday's Auction???

By Candy Evans / September 30, 2013 /

A lovely North Dallas couple and family who currently live in a 5100 square foot home in Preston Hollow. I love this stuff as it is the American Dream in action. Raj is a totally self-made man, and built his company from the ground up with hard work. From a dozen employees 12 years ago,…

Here It Is: A Video Look INSIDE 10 Nonesuch Road, Former Home of Dallas Icon Stanley Marcus

By Candy Evans / September 30, 2013 /

Recall when I told you that Tracy Kornet and CBS11 News were hanging out one morning (September 3) at the home of Mark and Patty Lovvorn aka the Stanley marcus house? Here is the piece they created on the historical Lakewood estate, spiced with info from Dave Perry-Miller broker Nancy Johnson. (That woman is such…