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Monday Morning Millionaire: This Swiss Avenue Manse Explains What They Mean by GCB: a Good Christian BUY!

By Candy Evans | March 5, 2012 |

You might as well call today GCB Day in Dallas. You know, Good Christian BUYS! First of all, 5647 Swiss has been lowered from $1.2 million to $999,000 or $180. per square foot which includes, they tell me, more than $300K of updates and upgrades. Of course, not sure if that is retail or wholesale but in any case, you are getting some major, major perks here. (Or, like Amanda said when she saw Carlene, that’s not just plastic surgery, that’s a tear down!)

What Will GCB Do to Dallas Real Estate on Swiss Avenue? “Dallas is the Most Cosmopolitan City in Texas”

By Candy Evans | March 5, 2012 |

Once upon a time every visitor who came to Dallas had to run to Southfork to snap a photo in front of JR Ewing’s house. Now, however, they are running over to 5439 Swiss Avenue, home of Carlene Cockburn (yes, that is really her name)  on the new ABC Series “GCB”, based on the book by…

Those Maroon Real Estate Signs in GCB Look Awfully, Awfully Familiar…

By Candy Evans | March 5, 2012 |

Agent Heather with HOME Real Estate? (Someone’s “always sitting on her face.”) And who in Dallas real estate says stuff like, “you can always work with another agent, but they will charge you a fee…” Hmm. Anyone? My favorite part of Sunday night’s debute episode was looking at Bluffview homes near Love Field two inches from…

Dallas Real Estate News: Claire Dewar Is the Happiest Agent In Town — Ginsburg-Heath Estate on Park Lane Sold, Closed, Finally!

By Candy Evans | March 5, 2012 |

One of the most deliciously beautiful estate settings in Preston Hollow has sold. The Ginsburg, formerly Heath (as in BeautiControl) property at 4707 Park Lane closed last week. This hefty sale just may be an omen of what the Dallas spring market will be like: on fire. Actually, that’s a bad choice of words, I guess, because 4707…

SecondShelters.com Named One of Top 25 Best Luxury Blogs! Top of List! (Blushing!!!)

By Candy Evans | March 2, 2012 |

Oh my, from Beverly Hills to Beverly Drive! I am so very, very proud to announce that  SecondShelters.com, has been named one of the top 25 luxury real estate blogs in the nation by one of the top luxury Realtors in the nation, Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker Previews International, in Beverly Hills. What makes…

SecondShelters.com Tops List of Top Twenty-Five Luxury Blogs in the U.S! Incredible Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans | March 2, 2012 |

From Beverly Hills to Beverly Drive! I am so very, very proud to announce that our sister blog, SecondShelters.com, has been named one of the top 25 luxury real estate blogs in the nation by one of the top luxury Realtors in the nation, Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker Previews International, in Beverly Hills. What makes me blush with even more pride is the fact that SecondShelters tops a power list of my brilliant blogging mentors like CURBED, Homes of the Rich, Hooked on Houses, Reside SF, among others, including my bestest blog mentor, friend and hero of them all, Mama at The Real Estalker!!! Many of the blogs are online web step-children of print pubs. Here’s what Jade says about all of us: