Vacation Properties

A Beach House & Privacy Question Over on SecondShelters.com

By Candy Evans / September 23, 2014 /

If you build it, can they look?

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RE: Julio Quinones North Dallas Ranch Turns Up the Sparks in Sparkman Estates

By Candy Evans / August 31, 2014 /

We know Julio was responsible for the goodness that knocked me over at 3241 Merrell Circle. Just found out that Julio also handled the renovation down at Lake Austin Spa Resort, where I am taking my daughter next weekend for her birthday. According to an article in F!D Luxe, “McAdams tapped his longtime Dallas decorator,…

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Speaking of Vacation Homes, Tom Hicks Just Picked Up a New Place in La Jolla, CA

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2014 /

It seems that Tom and Cinda Hicks are getting ready to build another vacation home in La Jolla. We know they already have one place on the water in that delectable beach town, bought in 1994 for $1.875 million, but according to my colleague, Neil Leitereg at The LA Times, Tom and Cinda have purchased…

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Vacation Home Fever: Check This Sexy Log Cabin Retreat in Alpine

By Candy Evans / July 8, 2014 /

It’s that time of the year where I want a second home so much I could scream! After being in Albany last weekend, now I have Alpine to drool over: Dallas-based designer extraordinaire Dan Nelson has created an oh so comfy retreat inside a real log cabin in Alpine for a Dallas family. I honestly…

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Today on SecondShelters.com: Georgia Fisher Offers a Report From Lake Tahoe

By Joanna England / January 21, 2014 /

Been thinking of getting a Lake Tahoe vacation home? You and everyone else and their grandfather, says Reno resident Georgia Fisher. Heck, even HGTV built their 2014 Dream Home in Truckee, Calif., which is just a hop and skip away from Lake Tahoe.

Of course, It’s a getaway for wealthy Californians and pretty much all of Nevada, so demand for Lake Tahoe properties is high — and the prices are getting higher. Find out more about how you can find your Lake Tahoe dream home on SecondShelters.com today.

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