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76% of Vacation Home Owners Say Now is a Great Time To Buy, But Where? Second Home Hot Spots (Get Ready to be Shocked)

By Candy Evans | September 21, 2011 |

This is a good way to gauge where you should buy your second home if you plan on leasing it to supplement income. As you probably know, the sluggish, morose economy continues to drag down the travel industry: one publication I know ceased their entire travel section due to lack of ads. But there is one segment…

Robb & Stucky, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans | September 21, 2011 |

Remember Robb & Stucky, that huge furniture mecca up at Legacy and the North Dallas Tollway? As you probably know, Robb & Stucky filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and closed their stores across the U.S. including, of course, the one in Dallas. Friends at the Legacy store told me they were the only profitable…

Candy’s Sale of the Week: The Most Perfect Dallas Real Estate Ever, Less Than $400,000

By Candy Evans | September 21, 2011 |

If it were possible to kidnap a house, I’d be down in North Oak Cliff in a heartbeat with a truck. Actually, I want the fireplace and I want it NOW! When I first saw the listing, which is new, I about died. I emailed the agent feverishly and asked who the interior designers were…

What Are The Strangest, Weirdest Homes In Dallas? Kinky Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans | September 21, 2011 |

A national real estate editor has asked me for help in locating weird houses across the country. She asked me to help her with Dallas. Putting my thinking cap on, these are the Dallas homes that first come to mind: The underground earth house on Buckner. The Scientology Church House, 1850 North Buckner The Workman…

Pebble Beach Nirvana: The Firestone Mansion, Built on Tires, Where Andrew Firestone Might Appear Any Given Second

By Candy Evans | September 21, 2011 |

Pebble Beach real estate is just the epitome, the uber pinnacle, of second home gratification. When you look at this home, I want you to realize that it is built on tires. Rubber tires, millions of them. The Firestone Mansion, or 1491 Bonifacio Road in Pebble Beach, California, has a great history behind it tied to one…

Sit Down. Grab Smelling Salts. You Are Going to LOVE LOVE LOVE This PERFECT Dallas Real Estate — Candy’ Sale of the Week

By Candy Evans | September 21, 2011 |

If it were possible to kidnap a house, I’d be down in North Oak Cliff in a heartbeat with a truck. Actually, I want the fireplace and I want it NOW! When I first saw the listing, which is new, I about died. I emailed the agent feverishly and asked who the interior designers were…