Dallas real estate news

Barrow Durrett’s Latest Preston Hollow Custom Home Masterpiece

By Karen Eubank / February 18, 2016 /

Let’s face it, Barrow Durrett knows what appeals to Dallas buyers. Their latest custom home at 6335 Pemberton Drive, designed by Fusch Architects, ticks every box and then some. They consistently build properties that hit the mark, not only in construction and style, but also in finish-out and amenities. Any builder that has the foresight to…

Ready to Sell Your Home? Karen Eubank Offers 5 Tips to Declutter on the Double

By Karen Eubank / February 16, 2016 /

Getting ready to sell your house can be overwhelming. The first word your Realtor is going to mention is “declutter.” Then the stager will come in and remark that items need to be stored because it’s hard to see the gorgeous architectural details with your beautiful furniture blocking the columns and impeding the view. What…

Rich Rambling Tuscan Estate on White Rock Lake Hosts USA Networks’ “Queen of the South”

By Karen Eubank / February 15, 2016 /

Why move to Italy and spend years restoring a crumbling farmhouse when you can have your own Tuscan village (yes, village!) minutes from downtown Dallas? We watched in awe as 4636 Chapel Hill Road was being built back in 2006. It just kept growing into what seemed to be much more than a grand house…

Leaky Gas Lines Plague Lakewood, But Will Atmos Be Honest With Us?

By Joanna England / February 12, 2016 /

When you smell gas in your home and report it to Atmos, what’s the first thing they tell you to do? Get out of the house. So when Megan Anderson was busy doing the dishes in the kitchen of her Lakewood home on Jan. 5, she didn’t smell the gas that had been filling a wall…

A Little Love From Paris in Preston Hollow

By Karen Eubank / February 12, 2016 /

Ooh la la! We have just stumbled upon a tres chic, plus belle maison in Preston Hollow at 6615 Stichter Avenue. The exterior is a nod to the famous architect Georges-Eugene Haussmann who created the distinctive look that comes to mind when we imagine a typical Parisian home. Typical stops, however, when you enter the front…