Dallas real estate

David R. Leachman, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / August 17, 2013 /

Comes very sad word that Dallas has lost one of it’s long-time, most tender-hearted agents: David R. Leachman at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s. David died Monday, August 12, in Dallas. He is survived by his two precious children, many friends, and all the love he spread every day of his life in the Dallas real estate…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Landmark Lakewood Home of the Late Stanley Marcus Listed for $5.4 Million

By Candy Evans / July 29, 2013 /

You have heard of this home, it’s a landmark Dallas estate fresh from an architecturally sensitive, three-year long renovation. The address is 10 Nonesuch Road. There are 10,000 square feet which now includes four living areas, three bedrooms, four full and two half baths, totally new kitchen, laundry room and bathroom updates, library, study, office, sauna and a cat-walk to a new two bedroom, two bath guest home of 1200 square feet that sits above the three car garage. The home has just been listed with Nancy Johnson of Dave Perry-Miller. It includes the original pool and a creek that surrounds the estate.

Home of the Week: Artful Contemporary in Forest Place

By Joanna England / July 17, 2013 /

What a treat we have for you this week, dear CandysDirt.com readers. Our home of the week is an extraordinary contemporary structure in Forest Place that has incredible interiors, walls full of picture windows, and an incredible stainless steel kitchen. Located at 11715 Parwen and marketed by Keller Williams Dallas Premier agent Traute Malhotra, this…

Home of the Week: One-of-a-Kind in Kessler Park

By Joanna England / July 10, 2013 /

  We tend to throw around the word “stunning” a lot here on CandysDirt.com. Maybe that’s because there are so many gorgeous homes in Dallas. Or maybe it’s because we only select the best houses in our featured price ranges every day, weeding the wheat from the chaff to show you how great Dallas real…

Would You Buy a House With a Four-Car Garage? Coldwell Banker Poll Shows Most Home Buyers Prefer Three or Two Covered Spaces

By Joanna England / July 8, 2013 /

When my inlaws built their custom home, they chose a three-car garage so that they could park both of their cars indoors and have an extra area for my father-in-law’s wood shop. His new HOA didn’t allow sheds and out-buildings, so if he wanted to have a place for power tools a la Tim Taylor,…