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It’s Back! A French Country Retreat (Formerly Known as Champ D’Or) Hits Market Bigger & Better for $17.5

By Candy Evans / July 11, 2015 /

  You do remember this estate up in Hickory Creek, the stunning French magnifique modeled after Vaux-le-Vicomte, a chateau on the outskirts of Paris, France? It’s enormous: 48,000 square feet now on 39 acres. Originally built by CellStar Corp. founder Alan H. Goldfield and his wife, Shirley, the estate known as Champ d’Or (or “Gold Field”)…

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Featured Realtor: Gia Marshello Has Sage Advice For Buyers and Sellers

By Joanna England / July 9, 2015 /

We are absolutely thrilled to feature Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Vice President Gia Marshello today. Why? Well, besides the fact that she’s just about the nicest person on the planet, she’s also immensely successful and absolutely down-to-earth at the same time. How is that possible? Seriously, we want to know! A native of New…

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What Does Dad Want? Return That Tie, Because Juliette Coulter Says He Wants High-End Dirt!

By Joanna England / June 19, 2015 /

Father’s Day is about so much more than just firing up the grill and getting Dad a new tie. It’s about making memories and enjoying your family. Of course, memories are made at home, and what better gift for Dad than a home that suits him just right. Juliette Coulter has come up with a…

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There’s Something Irresistible About This Dashing Dilbeck in Kessler Park

By Joanna England / June 10, 2015 /

Normally our High Caliber Home of the Week is a sleek, modern design, but there’s something absolutely irresistible about this Kessler Park home designed by the great Charles Dilbeck that we absolutely had to feature it. The woodwork, the masonry, the gorgeous fireplaces and unique spaces, winding paths and romantic bedrooms — all of these…

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The House on Gaston With The Yellow Door: Historic Home With French-Carribean Style

By Joanna England / May 22, 2015 /

When Vlora Alberga bought the home at 5638 Gaston in 2006, she had been living in Dallas just a year, scouring the city for the right home. When she walked inside this stucco clad 1920s Mediterranean revival, the pigeons that had taken roost descended upon her. To say it was a fixer-upper would be a…

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