Mary Kay Ash

There’s a New Book About Mary Kay Ash and Dallas Real Estate, and We Got a Scoop!

By Candy Evans / April 27, 2026 /

If you live in Dallas, the name Mary Kay Ash pulls about as much weight as Ebby Halliday. In fact, our own Elaine Raffel worked for Mary Kay Cosmetics. Fun fact: Elaine hired ME to freelance for Mary Kay when I was a young mom. Elaine’s story earlier this month about Richard Rogers’ homes drew…

The Mary Kay Homes That Defined a Dallas Legacy — and the Son Who Carried It Forward

By Elaine Raffel / April 8, 2026 /

Richard Rogers passed away last week, and it got me thinking — not just about the company he built with his mother, Mary Kay Ash, but about the homes that came along with it including the Pink Palace on Douglas Avenue.

Tackling 2021 Home Projects Requires “All Action, No Talk”

By Elaine Raffel / January 3, 2021 /

This year, my one (and only) resolution is to get more organized—which includes tackling all the home improvement projects I’ve been avoiding.

Real Estate is a Family Affair for The Luter Bryant Group

By Elaine Raffel / September 8, 2020 /

This year, however, marks a change in the way the Allie Beth Realtor Karen Luter is running her business. Her grandson Carson Bryant has joined her team.

Mary Kay Ash Home Bites the Dust, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2017 /

Say goodbye to another Dallas icon. The home of the late Mary Kay Ash, the founder of Dallas-based Mary Kay Inc., is being torn down as we speak, at 8915 Douglas Ave. The 11,874-square-foot mansion, in the honeypot Old Preston Hollow, was built in 1984. The Dallas Central Appraisal District has the home valued at…