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Everything in the late Derrill Osborn’s Oak Lawn condo was red and green. Everything. And it was that way until early last week when listing agent Nan Elizabeth Byorum of Ebby Halliday Preston Center decided it was time to let a new homeowner transform the condo for sale at 4151 Wycliff Ave., No. 102 into…
Everyone knows the story of Chicken Little right? The story about the little chick who thinks the sky is falling and whips every farm animal into a mass hysteria? In the end, the sky doesn’t fall and the world doesn’t end. Whew! Over the past six weeks of the Great Quarantine of 2020 it seems…
The criteria for evaluating a second home typically involve a mix of culture, get-away-from-it-all outdoor activities and water – liquid or flakey. We typically look for places that juxtapose our urban lifestyle to facilitate an unwinding. That’s gone. When evaluating a second home purchase, act like a retiree. People seeking a primary residence in retirement…
There is plenty of room to find solitude in this five-bedroom, five-and-one-half bathroom home at 7820 Bryn Mawr Drive, listed by Diana Stewart of Rogers Healy and Associates. Built in 2006 by Park Cities builder Ellen Grasso & Sons General Contractors, the traditional style home has 5,645 square feet set on a quarter-acre lot. “This…
Jacob Moss had a new vision for a modern ranch home. It’s not what you’d expect. He wasn’t interested in tearing anything down and building new, or in creating a huge footprint. With four children, he wanted a communal outdoor space. And boy, did he get it. “We love a big backyard,” Moss said. “You…
It wasn’t that long ago when agents thought photo slideshows were the end all be all of virtual home tours. That was when virtual home tours were niceties and not necessities. As cities nationwide began curbing open houses to help stem the spread of coronavirus, agents started adapting to find new ways to show homes.…
