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Cowboy Up, Y’all: Curbed National Finds Hunter’s Paradise in Celina, Texas

By Joanna England / December 29, 2012 /

Yeehaw, folks. We sometimes joke around about “head rooms” and such here on CandysDirt.com, but this Celina mansion marketed by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s own Brian Luker and David Bergher has a trophy room that earns a gold star in my book. Curbed National picked up this listing, calling it an “equestrian amusement park.” In fact, this…

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Willing to Take a Gamble? Kenny Rogers’ Athens, Ga., Estate is up For Auction

By Joanna England / May 24, 2012 /

Want the details on the auction of country music icon Kenny Rogers’ former Athens, Ga., estate? Head over to our Second Shelters blog for more information!

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Dallas Real Estate Facts: Baby Boomers Boost Vacation Home Sales As Home Prices Fall

By Candy Evans / April 4, 2011 /

543,000 vacation homes were sold in 2010, ten less than in 2009. 867,000 investment homes were sold in 2010 940,000 investment homes were sold in 2009 Only 25 percent of vacation home buyers plan to rent them. Only 20 percent of investment buyers plan to use their second homes themselves. The median price of a…

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Second Home Sales are on the Rise!

By Candy Evans / January 10, 2011 /

I will not say I told you so, but I did, and this is the very¬†reason why we are talking today. The Wall Street Journal today reports that sales in vacation communities soared last year to heights not seen since the real estate boom that crashed (and burned) in 2008. (For those of us in…

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House Porn! The F Word Squared — Florida Foreclosure With Bay Views, Under $253K!

By Candy Evans / December 30, 2010 /

I almost did not post this foreclosure, and while I have some issues with the kitchen — what in bejesus were they thinking with those wood cabinets, all beach house kitchens need to be white! — and the master bath looks like it might get you a good bash on the head if you get…

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