Downsizing

Lock-and-Leave Home in Fort Worth Will Have Buyers Saying Yippe-Ki-Yay

By Seth Fowler / January 17, 2017 /

Have you heard that the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is in town?  Starting Jan. 13 through Feb. 4, the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth will be hustling and bustling with all sorts of stock show and rodeo activity.  Rides, games, animals, contests, funnel cake, interesting smells, and so much more will be enjoyed…

Downsizing Expert Helps People Find Joy with Fewer Possessions, Smaller Homes

By Leah Shafer / May 13, 2016 /

“Bigger is better” may be the motto of many house hunters, but a sizable number of people want to downsize with their next home purchase. With a smaller house comes less space, and culling all the “stuff” is a big challenge. This is often particularly true for empty nesters and seniors, who have a lifetime…

Sneak Peek: Robert Elliott Custom Homes Nears Completion of Mondara Model

By Joanna England / April 13, 2016 /

Just off the Katy Trail and inside Highland Park — perhaps the sweetest location there is — is where Robert Elliott Custom Homes is building The Mondara. The condo development, which includes 39 expertly laid out units over three stories and two phases is more than half-way sold, with 22 of the units under contract. The…

Attention All Downsizers: 35 Perfectly-Sized Luxury Townhomes Coming to Highland Park

By Candy Evans / February 28, 2015 /

I haven’t even written this post yet, I’m awaiting a call back from the developer, Robert Elliott, but three friends have contacted me and asked me about the new townhome development going in on Abbott Avenue between Knox and Armstrong Parkway, on the far eastern edge of Highland Park. Robert: I am going to predict…

Looking to Downsize? Don't Lose Luxury When Leaving Behind a Too-Big House

By Joanna England / October 16, 2013 /

You just have to love how homes change as demographics age. Now that Baby Boomers are retiring, a growing number of single-family homes are being marketed just to this demographic. So I wasn’t surprised to get this note from superstar Dave Perry-Miller agent Christine McKenny (woman is ON FIRE!) about a very special listing in…