Second Shelters

Queen Anne Mansion in Eureka Springs Becomes a Private Residence Club

By Joanna England / November 8, 2012 / Comments Off on Queen Anne Mansion in Eureka Springs Becomes a Private Residence Club

When you buy a vacation home, you want it to be an escape, right? Maintenance and upkeep can be a wet blanket on second home ownership, though. So why not aim for something with excellent management that’s more like staying at a five-star hotel than a vacation home?

Read More

Monday Morning Millionaire From Hawaii, With Love: I Found Amazing House P. in Hawaii

By Candy Evans / November 6, 2012 /

We just returned from a glorious ten days in Hawaii, island hopping from The Big Island to Honolulu and, finally, Maui. We survived a tsunami, my first! I’m still on Hawaiian time and mixing Mai Tais. As you know, Hawaii is second home nirvana for the wealthiest of the wealthy. Last week, I got to…

Read More

Monday Morning Millionaire: Let’s Just Go to Hawaii

By Candy Evans / October 22, 2012 /

Tourism is up in Hawaii, almost cranked up to 2006 levels, which means the real estate buyers are not too far behind. In fact, they are starting to crawl all over this delicious property in Maui. Maui — just hearing that word kind of soothes us on a Monday morning. Now comes a beautiful resort…

Read More

Tourists Are Returning to Hawaii, and So Are Vacation Home Buyers – Honua Kai

By Candy Evans / October 22, 2012 / Comments Off on Tourists Are Returning to Hawaii, and So Are Vacation Home Buyers – Honua Kai

Tourism is up in Hawaii, which is a very good sign for Hawaiian real estate. The number one reason buyers purchase a vacation home in any location is because they love it. It goes like this: visit the location, love it, feel like you never want to leav…

Read More

What Does San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square Have in Common with $5.7 Million Home on Saint Johns Drive in Dallas, Texas? A Select Few Readers Will Find Out, Tonight

By Candy Evans / October 10, 2012 /

We will be talking Fairmont Privates Residences at Ghirardelli Square exclusive fractional vacation ownership TONIGHT at this gorgeous listing — with Virginia Cook agents Jolene Crawford and Diane Duvall Rogers’– over at 4724 Saint Johns Drive. Might I add, the honeypot of Saint John’s Drive. Offered at $4,700,000, this almost 9,000 square foot babe has three stories,…

Read More