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On SecondShelters.com: Pick Your West Palm Beach Poison

By Amy Puchaty | May 31, 2018 |

Nothing beats fun in the sun in West Palm Beach, Florida, so we are going to get right to it! These Splurge vs. Steal picks speak for themselves, and while both have three bedrooms, two baths, and luxuriously updated interiors, the price points and locations are miles apart. Which one would you choose for your West Palm…

Forest Oaks Midcentury With Pool is a Dream For Young Families

By Joanna England | May 31, 2018 |

Situated between Ferguson Road and Creekwood Drive and bounded on the southwest by St. Francis, Forest Oaks is an less-than-memorable enclave of midcentury ranches and two-story homes set into a modest hillside. It could be easily forgettable to most people, as it’s not as big as nearby Claremont and not as flashy as Forest Hills,…

Head to Oak Cliff, And Then Richardson, For This Week’s Open House Offerings

By Bethany Erickson | May 31, 2018 |

It’s getting warmer, but before everyone goes on vacation, it’s also prime time to hit at least one open house in Dallas this weekend — and we have some great ones to show you. Every Thursday, we bring you the CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week column. These are the properties in Dallas (and the…

Quintessential Lakewood Tudor Updated to Perfection

By Karen Eubank | May 31, 2018 |

I always love looking through The Dallas Morning News archives to see if I can find out any interesting bits of insight on the homes we feature. I always know when I find a Lakewood Tudor, like our Inwood Home of the Week at 6934 Westlake Avenue, that there will be some little gem of…

On SecondShelters.com: Mexico Tourism is Still Strong, Especially in Los Cabos

By Valerie Jarvie | May 31, 2018 |

Coastal homes in Los Cabos, Mexico, continue to attract our attention, as authorities report increasing numbers of visitors each year. The Mexico Tourism Board reported that the country hosted 39.3 million international tourists in 2017, an increase of 12 percent versus the year before and one of the fastest rates of growth of any large destination…

What Native American Land Does Your House Sit On?

By Bethany Erickson | May 31, 2018 |

Sometimes (OK, many times) we get some pretty cool stuff sent our way. Earlier this week, someone shot us a new interactive map that tells you what Native American tribes lived on the land where your house (or business, for that matter) sits. We noodled with it a bit in between deadlines, and it seems…