Dallas real estate news

Monday Morning Millionaire: This Swiss Avenue Manse Explains What They Mean by GCB: a Good Christian BUY!

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2012 /

You might as well call today GCB Day in Dallas. You know, Good Christian BUYS! First of all, 5647 Swiss has been lowered from $1.2 million to $999,000 or $180. per square foot which includes, they tell me, more than $300K of updates and upgrades. Of course, not sure if that is retail or wholesale but in any case, you are getting some major, major perks here. (Or, like Amanda said when she saw Carlene, that’s not just plastic surgery, that’s a tear down!)

Dallas Real Estate News: Claire Dewar Is the Happiest Agent In Town — Ginsburg-Heath Estate on Park Lane Sold, Closed, Finally!

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2012 /

One of the most deliciously beautiful estate settings in Preston Hollow has sold. The Ginsburg, formerly Heath (as in BeautiControl) property at 4707 Park Lane closed last week. This hefty sale just may be an omen of what the Dallas spring market will be like: on fire. Actually, that’s a bad choice of words, I guess, because 4707…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Two Beds, Two Baths, Too Darn Cute to be ONLY $184,900.

By Candy Evans / February 28, 2012 /

In honor of Inman’s Dallas ReBoot, we have a townhome in Richardson this week at 600 Raford Hill Lane, east of Central that is so darn cute it is almost sinful to see how cheap it is: $184,900. And that’s reduced from a Rocky Mountain high of $189,999. Plus: you get upgrades galore. Beautiful wood floors…

Thinking of a $35 Million Chateau for a Second Home? This Auction’s For You

By Candy Evans / February 28, 2012 /

I got the confirmation while skiing in Park City, Utah. Dallas listing agent Joan Eleazer with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s has confirmed that Champ D’Or, the 48,000 square foot Turbeville Road mansion up in Hickory Creek, near Denton and north of Dallas, French baroque castle meets Plano McMansion dream chateau, clearly the most outrageous home in…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Erin Mathews’s Latest Prize Listing Made it on Homes of the Rich and Famous at $8,495,000

By Candy Evans / February 28, 2012 /

Do you read Homes of the Rich? It’s one of my fave luxury real estate drool sites, and it was founded by a 20 year old kid named Kenny. Maybe he’s 21 now. Anyhoo, Kenny picked up Erin Mathews newest listing last week, a stunning French Chateau at 4617 Meadowood Road in the Preston Hollow neighborhood…