Second home trends

Tom and Cinda Hicks Put Dallas’ Famous Crespi Estate on Market for $135 Million with Douglas Newby

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2013 / Comments Off on Tom and Cinda Hicks Put Dallas’ Famous Crespi Estate on Market for $135 Million with Douglas Newby

Looking to find a little estate in the Loire Valley but your spouse wears a “France Sucks” tee? You can have 25 acres that resemble the French countryside and a 48,000 square foot estate so perfect you may never wish to leave. The 25 acre estate of Thomas O. and Cinda Hicks on Walnut Hill Lane and Hollow Way Road in Preston Hollow just hit the non-MLS market for a whopping $135 million. For more photos and all the scoop, check out the site of Douglas Newby, who is the agent.

And it may actually now be the most expensive home listed in the entire United States!

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Curbed National Finds Luxury in Celina, Texas With $15 Million ‘Equestrian Amusement Park’

By Joanna England / December 29, 2012 / Comments Off on Curbed National Finds Luxury in Celina, Texas With $15 Million ‘Equestrian Amusement Park’

Check out that rack! Seriously, though, this house in Collin County’s rural paradise, Celina, Texas, has everything anyone would want in a second home. It’s rural without being remote, and it’s a perfect retreat for a horse lover.

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Should You Refinance Your Investment Property? Marcus McCue of Guardian Mortgage Says ‘Absolutely!’

By Joanna England / November 4, 2012 / Comments Off on Should You Refinance Your Investment Property? Marcus McCue of Guardian Mortgage Says ‘Absolutely!’

With rates falling as they have over the past few years, a lot of people refinanced their homes and investment properties. And yet, rates keep falling to historic lows. Does it make sense to refinance again?

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Tourists Are Returning to Hawaii, and So Are Vacation Home Buyers – Honua Kai

By Candy Evans / October 22, 2012 / Comments Off on Tourists Are Returning to Hawaii, and So Are Vacation Home Buyers – Honua Kai

Tourism is up in Hawaii, which is a very good sign for Hawaiian real estate. The number one reason buyers purchase a vacation home in any location is because they love it. It goes like this: visit the location, love it, feel like you never want to leav…

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Second Home Real Estate: Ten Top Trends of Second Home Buyers

By Candy Evans / December 2, 2010 /

1. Second home trends: Affluent Baby Boomers will retire later and downsize from their large McMansions for which utilities and taxes have become prohibitive, to smaller homes, maybe condos,¬† in the city and a second home — in the cheaper boonies, or in another city. Just last night a reader emailed me that his biggest…

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