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Estate Sale SOS: Contents of Champ D'Or in Huge Estate Sale Today in Hickory Creek Near Denton

By Candy Evans / June 28, 2013 /

This is one you cannot miss. I am trying to re-schedule my Friday just so I can head over to experience the glittering estate sale of Shirley Goldfield, once the mistress of Champ D’Or. Surely you recall that 48,000 Hickory Creek manse that was auctioned off last year? You know how they say it takes…

Will Snowbirds Flock To U.S. En Masse If They Can Stay Eight Months Instead of Six?

By Joanna England / June 26, 2013 /

Winter in Canada is a long, cold slog for the country’s 34.5 million residents. From the first snow to the final melted puddle, we’re talking 8 months, sometimes 9. Now, if you were Canadian and you owned a second home in say, Alys Beach, Florida, you’d want to trade the shoulder-high mountains of grey snow…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Make Your Primary Home a Vaca Pad — Santa Fe, Ole

By Candy Evans / June 24, 2013 /

It’s June, and we are knee-deep in summer vacation. Why not retain that summer home feeling YEAR ROUND with a home that looks like a vacation home? That way you get a little vaca every day! I often joke that Santa Fe is a bedroom community of Dallas. Well, it is. American has non-stop flights…

SecondShelters.com: Dreaming of Mexico’s Pacific Coast

By Joanna England / June 21, 2013 /

  We have a fabulous Top-5 Friday over at Second Shelters today profiling some of the great values and even better vacation homes for sale in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. This is such a gem of a town, and we’re sure you’ll love it as much as we do!  

SecondShelters.com: Dreaming of Mexico's Pacific Coast

By Joanna England / June 21, 2013 /

  We have a fabulous Top-5 Friday over at Second Shelters today profiling some of the great values and even better vacation homes for sale in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. This is such a gem of a town, and we’re sure you’ll love it as much as we do!