Dallas

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!)

What Will GCB Do to Dallas Real Estate on Swiss Avenue? “Dallas is the Most Cosmopolitan City in Texas”

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2012 /

Once upon a time every visitor who came to Dallas had to run to Southfork to snap a photo in front of JR Ewing’s house. Now, however, they are running over to 5439 Swiss Avenue, home of Carlene Cockburn (yes, that is really her name)  on the new ABC Series “GCB”, based on the book by…

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…

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…

Friday Five Hundred: Walkable Dallas? It Exists in Preston Hollow

By Karen Eubank / February 17, 2012 /

“Location, location, location! This is one of the few places in Dallas with so much within walking distance!” said Jim Olvera, photographer extraordinaire. Say what? Olvera is a gentleman who has only lived in the most tasteful neighborhoods in Dallas and calls it like it is. He now lives one block south of our Friday…