Vacation Home News

Demand for Vacation Homes Up, says NAR

By Bethany Erickson | November 2, 2019 |

Thanks to deeper pockets and low mortgage rates, more people are buying vacation homes – boosting both demand and price, revealed the National Association of Realtors’ 2019 U.S. Vacation Home Counties Report. The median sales price in vacation home counties increased at a pace of 36 percent in the five years between 2013 and 2018…

Read More

Lake Living Defined: Jason Lenox of Anteks Home Offers Advice on Second Home Decor

By Joanna England | April 14, 2016 | Comments Off on Lake Living Defined: Jason Lenox of Anteks Home Offers Advice on Second Home Decor

Now that you have your sought-after weekend retreat on Cedar Creek Lake, what are you going to put in it? Bought a home away from home in Boot Ranch? What do you hang on the walls? Acquired a ski home in Aspen? What is your design inspiration? Decorating a second home is a huge challenge,…

Read More

The $30 Million Club: Oahu’s Priciest Real Estate, Part 2

By Jon Anderson | December 11, 2015 | Comments Off on The $30 Million Club: Oahu’s Priciest Real Estate, Part 2

In the last installment, we saw what $20 million would buy on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Let’s head for the sky with the top three priciest residential listings in the $30+ million club. This trio represents the perfect combination of vacant land, condo and estate. One even has a teeny-tiny Dallas connection (not to…

Read More

Terra Verde Group Acquires Texas Hill Country Escape Boot Ranch

By Joanna England | August 20, 2015 | Comments Off on Terra Verde Group Acquires Texas Hill Country Escape Boot Ranch

I was sitting in Craig Martin’s office up at Windsong Ranch — if you haven’t seen or experienced the amazing Windsong Ranch in Prosper, then you don’t know  North Texas real estate greatness —  and he was telling me about this amazing ranch in the Hill Country just north of Fredericksburg. Boot Ranch I asked? I…

Read More

Live Big on Lake Worth: 3.2 Acres, 500 ft. of Lake Frontage Just 15 Minutes From Downtown Fort Worth

By Joanna England | July 3, 2015 | Comments Off on Live Big on Lake Worth: 3.2 Acres, 500 ft. of Lake Frontage Just 15 Minutes From Downtown Fort Worth

Sometimes we want to get away, but the thought of travel is just too much. Packing up everything, getting the kids ready, and climbing in the car or in a plane for hours is enough to keep us at home, ensconced in air conditioning and watching the latest releases on Netflix. But what if you…

Read More

Surrender to the Charisma of Cape Cod

By Leah Shafer | June 29, 2015 | Comments Off on Surrender to the Charisma of Cape Cod

Cape Cod has historic roots in American history, one of the earliest places the Pilgrims settled, later becoming a thriving fishing, whaling, and trading area. But the romantic mythos of the Cape took off during John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, much of which was based out of the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port. JFK gave his…

Read More