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Republican Second Homes Over on SecondShelters.com

By Candy Evans | January 23, 2012 |

I’d live here, but I hope there’s a Costco nearby. Oh a few gas stations might be handy, too!

Honoring Tonight’s Republican Debates: Here’s the Huntsman Family’s Second Home

By Candy Evans | January 23, 2012 |

We sure don’t hope he dropped out of the race because of this home. The Utah governor/ ambassador to China gets to ski in this $49.5 million Park City Utah ski compound when he hits the slopes. Huntsman’s father, businessman Jon Huntsman, Sr. is a billionaire and profoundly generous philanthropist who has given more than a billion dollars…

What President Obama Will Say About Housing in Tomorrow’s State of the Union Addy: Not Much

By Candy Evans | January 23, 2012 |

He’s got himself in a real pickle. The President has been ineffectual in resurrecting the housing market from the crash he (to be fair) inherited in 2008 over four years in office! As Stacy Kaper reports in The National Journal, he won’t mention housing much because he has so little to brag about. He and his team…

Breaking Dallas News: About That Texas-Sized Welcome for Khloe and Lamar Odom at Shawn Marion’s Manse: It’s Been Postponed-Rescheduled

By Candy Evans | January 23, 2012 |

And for good reason, too, due a serious illness in the family of one of the three players being honored: Lamar, Vince Carter and Delonte West. (I’m not saying who out of respect for the family, and we hope hope hope the ailing party gets well very soon!) The bash set for this Thursday, given…

The Element’s House: This Place is So Fancy, The House Even Has a Name. Plano, Yes PLANO Real Estate News

By Karen Eubank | January 23, 2012 |

 When a house comes with a name, you know it’s something special. George Harrison had Friar Park, Winston Churchill had Chequers, Cornelius Vanderbilt had The Breakers and of course Elvis had Graceland. Now, you can have “The Element’s House”. In, of all places, Plano! Imagine a contemporary castle, complete with moat, albeit not even ankle…

It’s The Lending, Stupid. Here’s What The Government Can Do To Help Housing Get Out of the Funk

By Candy Evans | January 23, 2012 |

We see it even in Texas: price declines, low mortgage rates and rising rents have made owning more affordable now than renting. But despite agents’ most positive view of the Dallas real estate market, housing is still kind of stuck in the mud, even here. Many markets report continued price declines, while Dallas is struck by another problem: lack…