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Tuesday Two Hundred: You, Too, Can Have a Fancy Pants Commode at $168 a Square Foot. Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / January 24, 2012 /

Update: Got a blast from the past from architect Joshua Nimmo AIA, who tells me he designed these homes on Rusk.They were built and developed by Alan Kagan who had some design input. I watched cousins of this development in the rough a couple of years ago, when I first toured the new Uptown East and The…

This House is for YU (Darvesh): Preston Hollow Spec Manse With Man Cave. The Price: $7,995,000. Open House Today 2:00 to 5:00

By Candy Evans / January 22, 2012 /

A Man Cave deep in the heart of Preston Hollow, more baths than days of the week, and SEVEN living areas and fireplaces. Only YU can afford it! Check out this recently completed manse at 5242 Park Lane by Bella Custom Homes: perfect example of lush Preston Hollow living. The gated estate, one of many…

About My Congressman, Pete Sessions’ Sweetheart $1,000,000 Mortgage Loan Deal: I’m Pissed

By Candy Evans / January 20, 2012 /

We are in the process of refinancing and it has been hell. So you can imagine my surprise yesterday when I learned that my very own Congressman, Pete Sessions, along with three other members of Congress, is under investigation for the favorable rates they received from Countrywide Financial Corp., which was a poster child for sub-prime lending. The…

Candy’s Sale of the Week: Magnificent Mediterranean on White Rock Lake is So Pebble Beach!

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2012 /

 This stunning home at 7714 Fisher Road was built in 1994 but looks as timeless as a mansion overlooking the Pacific in Pebble Beach. You have almost one super landscaped acre, yielding the upstairs Master with a large deck and perfect lake views. A classic floorplan offers  4169 square feet with three bedrooms, two and a half…

Real Estate Outlook 2012 and Beyond: Consumers Want Data, or Do They?

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2012 /

Last week was Inman’s Real Estate Connect, the famous conference where real estate meets technology. I go annually to get a look ahead at both tech and marketing innovation coming down the pike, for Dallas consumers and real estate agents. Agents, of course, lap this conference up like a kitten. But consumers, too, can glean a…