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Best Wedding Wishes to Tony and Candice!

By Candy Evans / May 27, 2011 /

Saturday is the big day for Candice Crawford and Tony Romo and we wish them all the best. The crazy weather is gone so skies should be matching the bride’s eyes. As¬† for the home situation, a little birdie tells me Tony still has a couple of Wisconsin buddies living with him — time to…

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So How Dumb Is It To Own a House If Almost One-Third of all US Home Sales are Distressed Properties?

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2011 /

Looking at the U.S. housing market, sales of bank-owned properties accounted for 28% of all U.S. residential sales in quarter one of 2011. That’s worse than last year by one percentage point, and up from 27% in the fourth quarter. This from RealtyTrac in its 1Q 2011 survey. The California-based foreclosure data firm says the…

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The Real Estalker (Mama) + Candy Evans = BFF

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2011 /

Mama’s got the scoopola on the Aikman estate and even unearthed some things I had no idea of! God, “she’s” good. Like didjaknow: “Mister and Missus Aikman acquired the first parcel of their two-lot compound in April of 2004. A few minutes research did not turn up a sale price but public records Your Mama…

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Toronto Woman Wins Sex Discrimination Ruling Against (Former) Staubach Company

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2011 /

There’s no such thing as sexual discrimination in male-oriented businesses, right? Kathrine Farris was 26 years old in 1997 when she began working for a Toronto commercial real estate company that entered into a licensing agreement with The Staubach Company. Name sound familiar? It’s the Dallas-based real estate firm founded by former NFL star quarterback…

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Photos of Troy Aikman’s Beautiful Home Are Up: The Most Expensive Real Estate Listing in Dallas

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2011 /

We might as well just call this “Troy Week” here on Second Shelters. Mother Nature finally cooperated long enough for Allie Beth Allman to get some photos up on her website of this fabulous home. After reading her description, I learned something new:there are only five homesites on the Aikman block: “A rare reality is…

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