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Thursday Three Hundred: A Two-story in Little Forest Hills That Isn’t So Little

By Joanna England | August 2, 2012 |

I love it when a master bedroom feels like a retreat — nay, a vacation. My requirements for a “retreat” include 1) an amazing bath tub, 2) a place where I can sip my coffee, and 3) there is more than one sizable window from which to view something other than my neighbor’s fence.

Not only does 9023 San Leandro have all three of my requirements, but it is in Little Forest Hills, one of my favorite Dallas neighborhoods. With 2,175 square feet, this three-bedroom, two-bath charmer is one of the larger cottages in Lakeland Terrace. And you can have it all and be right next to White Rock Lake for just $347,500!

Too Hot in Dallas Today? Got a Great Deal on a Second Home Where it’s 63 Degrees Right Now…

By Candy Evans | August 1, 2012 |

San Francisco — about $200,000 fractional purchase buys you this view for 35 days a year… that’s half of July and August in Texas! As usual, we have the second and vacation home market deets all over on SecondShelters.com…

I Left My Heart in San Francisco but Not My Checkbook: The Fairmont Heritage Place at Ghirardelli Square is Quite an Affordable Second Home!

By Candy Evans | August 1, 2012 |

  The Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square offers sweeping views of San Francisco Bay. The waterfront project is in a historic part of the California city on the sea that has always captured my heart. I’m here checking out this amazing property that is available as a fractional ownership for a smidgen over $200,000 for…

Wishlist Wednesday: A Home Fit for a Mayor and a Hall of Famer

By Amy Curry | August 1, 2012 |

Speaking of mayors, former mayor Woodall Rodgers’ home at 5750 Swiss Ave is on the market, and this place has some serious history. It’s in need of some restoration, but with a little TLC, you can own a piece of Dallas history for under a million bucks.

Clay Stapp Strikes Again as the Stapp Empire Continues to Grow & Grow

By Candy Evans | August 1, 2012 |

Howard Roth says adios Ebby, hello Clay Stapp & Company today! I’m beginning to feel like a writer on the Star Wars set: we get Trey McCann over there to manage things, then Teresa Barthlow, now Howard Roth? And I am told to stay very, very tuned to my iphone. Howard brings some big guns over to CS&CO: $7 to…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Cute Cute M Streets Dollhouse. Maybe Tom and Laura Leppert Could Downsize Here?

By Candy Evans | August 1, 2012 |

At 1272 square feet, this precious little angel at 6027 Anita Street  is a far cry from a 10,000 Preston Hollow manse and the Lepperts would sure miss that wild and crazy media room, no? You want to talk downsizing? How about two bedrooms, one bath, a great M Streets location in the Stonewall Jackson…