Second Shelters

Gross House Department: Would You Buy A Mattress Boasting a Heart-Shaped Placenta Stain?

By Candy Evans / August 24, 2011 /

If this doesn’t cement the fact that Duxiana is the best bed ever,I do not know what will. OK, kind of weird-ass here, but bear with me. Have you ever slept at someones’ house (as I did recently) and changed the sheets, only to find the mattress pad was grotesquely stained? Now I am married to…

Returning to Dallas After a Week In Carmel-By-The-Sea: Here’s Why Real Estate Is Better In Texas

By Candy Evans / August 24, 2011 /

It may be hotter than hell, and yes we have no oceans or beachfront. But our market is so nice and healthy compared to others, even the Gold Coast of Pebble Beach and Carmel. (Besides, the heat gives us a great reason to get away. I was freezing in Carmel, and never wore sunglasses.) Meantime,…

Folks Are Loving Dallas as a Second Home Location

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2011 /

At least that is what I am hearing here in Pebble Beach at Concours: The new Ritz Regency Row Homes are gearing up with great garages and extra fancy-pants front doors.

Weekend Open House Nirvana: As Long As You Have to be in Hot Dallas, Go Check Out The Country Club. Hottest Bargain in Old Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2011 /

Attention sharpest real estate shoppers: opportunity is knocking big time for a wise real estate investor over here at 9422 Alva Court, in the honeypot of Old Preston Hollow. In fact, I feel like I am having deja vue: we bought in Old Preston Hollow when the market was about as low as it is…

Regency Row Progress: Look What’s Going On The Front Doors Over at The Ritz

By Candy Evans / August 17, 2011 /

The front doors are making a splash over at the Regency Row Homes at The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton Dallas, and oh how elegant they are: crafted by Potter Art Metal Studios of Dallas, who also did the staircase in the Crespi Estate, the home of Thomas O. and Cinda Hicks. Regency Row is about to…