Dallas real estate news

Home Tour Central: Harlan Crow Home & Library Highlight of Park Cities Historical & Preservation Society’s Home Tour

By Candy Evans / April 8, 2014 /

Last Thursday, Harlan Crow was the keynote speaker at the Park Cities Historical and Preservation Society’s Distinguished Speaker Luncheon. Why? Because his home, the fabulous 4700 Preston Road, designed by Anton Korn, and his fantastic Americana collection, will be featured on the society’s Historical Home Tour on April 12.  Speaking at the Dallas Country Club,  Crow gave an…

Jennifer Gates: Only Thing You can Build on Single Family Residential Land (Besides a Home) is a Handicapped Group Dwelling

By Candy Evans / April 8, 2014 /

Jennifer Gates, City Councilwoman/man/person for District 13, is working like fury with all the real estate commotion going on in her ‘hood. Her constituents are very, very good at keeping her informed on just about everything happening in her district, she says. So last week, when I called to ask her about this purported “halfway…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Lovely Traditional on Peavy is Updated And Move-in Ready

By Joanna England / April 8, 2014 /

This brand new listing (only four days old!) caught my eye this morning as I was driving my son to drop off. I thought to myself, “Values in this area are going up, and I bet this home is a typical traditional 3/2 layout, let’s see …” I then started to play the “How Much…

Video Killed the Radio Star: Using AirWaves to Market Dallas Real Estate at Casa Fearless

By Candy Evans / April 8, 2014 /

Last Thursday an interesting radio phenomenon took place: Paige and Curtis Elliott of Dave Perry-Miller & Associates, and home owner/designer Anna Seyffert, had the guys from KVCE AM 660 out to the house for a live radio broadcast at their listing,  Anna’s house, 6607 Desco Drive in Dallas. The show, Real Estate Talk with Willie Lambright…

Monday Morning Millionaire: The Perfect Preston Hollow Place to Entertain When April Showers Bring May Flowers

By Candy Evans / April 7, 2014 /

It’s one of those cold, gloomy Monday mornings that turned into a perfect day. Kind of like this house. I had 100 plus peeps for barbecue last night, and whenever I entertain large groups it opens my mental vistas to floor and traffic patterns in homes that make party-giving more of a breeze: like 9995…