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Contributor Dallas Addison is an Expert On Recreational Real Estate & Preservation

By Candy Evans / October 2, 2013 /

SecondShelters.com welcomes its newest expert contributor, Dallas Addison, who really IS from Dallas, Texas!

My name is Dallas Addison, and my passion is real estate. I’m trained as a lawyer and have helped many clients throughout the country buy, sell, develop and manage all types of real estate over the years, with a particular focus on recreational and hospitality-based real estate, such as golf courses, resorts, ranches, second homes, etc. I’m also a founding principal of Preservation Land Company, which has created several incredible (if I may say so) conservation-based recreational ranches near Dallas and worked on projects in Montana, Hawaii and New Mexico. On the educational side, I’m a long-time member of the Recreation Development Council of the Urban Land Institute, a global organization of leaders in the real estate industry whose mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.

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…

Say You Have a Second Home. Would You Like a Third Home for About $500???

By Candy Evans / September 24, 2013 /

Don’t know if you read our sweet sister blog, SecondShelters.com, but you may not want to miss this piece on a company call 3RD Home. How best to explain it? Let’s say you already have a second home, and you would like a change of pace from going there all the time, just a one-time…

On SecondShelters.com: Our Ranch of the Week, Plus a Call For Your Summer Vacation Stories

By Joanna England / September 20, 2013 /

Doesn’t this porch look like the perfect spot to watch a storm roll in while you swap stories about your summer adventures? That’s what we want to do today. So check out our little write-up on this gorgeous ranch just east of Dallas on SecondShelters.com, and then shoot us a little ditty telling us all…