Second Home Trends

Top-5 Friday: Love Sports? Think About Buying a Second Home Where The Magic Happens — Arlington, TX!

By Joanna England / April 5, 2013 /

The Dallas-Fort Worth area is home to loads of great sports teams. You’ve got the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, the Dallas Mavericks in downtown Dallas, and there are tons of fantastic minor league baseball teams throughout the region. Of course, Cowboys Stadium hosts other fantastic events, like the NCAA Final Four…

The Floor Report: How About Floors Made of Sand in Your Second Home?

By Candy Evans / March 27, 2013 /

I saw these coolio floors in a restaurant down in Nassau, The Bahamas, where we visited second homes this past weekend. This is the floor at a beach club restaurant called, appropriately, “Footprints”. Yes, the entire floor is made of sand. No, they don’t vacuum it but rather sweep and rake it nightly. The restaurant is adjacent…

Top-5 Friday: Bisbee, Ariz., is a Great Place to Get Away. Just Ask Dave Perry-Miller!

By Joanna England / March 22, 2013 /

Dallas luxury real estate broker Dave Perry-Miller has a second home in Bisbee, Ariz. If you want to find your own getaway in the remote mountain town, we’ve picked a few unique properties. Heck, everything is unique about Bisbee. The historic downtown is wonderfully preserved, and has a fantastic turn-of-the-century appeal. It’s now a popular…

Top-5 Friday: Smoky Mountain High? Maybe If You’re In One of These Great Asheville-Area Cabins!

By Joanna England / March 8, 2013 /

I had no idea that Asheville, N.C., was a popular vacation spot until I spent a little over a week in the area last summer. I fell in love with the place and all of its quirks pretty much instantly. Located in the Smoky Mountains, this thriving mountain metropolis has some great attractions — galleries,…

Top-5 Friday: Ski Season Scene Stealers Top List of Luxury Chalets in Park City, Utah

By Joanna England / March 1, 2013 /

Ski season is almost over, but don’t let that keep you from daydreaming about the perfect ski chalet in Park City, Utah’s Deer Valley. Known as the best place to buy a luxury ski home, this area is full of multi million-dollar beauties that will make you bat your eyelashes. And, of course, you’ll have plenty to do with the annual Sundance Film Festival, too. Here are a few of our favorites that will be perfect to host a gaggle of snow bunnies for the perfect apres ski!