Candy Evans

Did Sean Payton and His Wife of Almost 20 Years Just File for Divorce? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans | July 4, 2012 |

Ryan Jones over at the Times-Picayune reports that New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has apparently, cryptically filed for divorce from his wife, Beth. Tricky, but smart move here: a Tarrant County divorce petition was filed on June 14, the filings using initials so as to avoid making the Paytons’ identities public. Ryan says: They…

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Vail: Vacation Home to the Perot Family, Stays Safe from Colorado Calamities

By Candy Evans | June 25, 2012 | Comments Off on Vail: Vacation Home to the Perot Family, Stays Safe from Colorado Calamities

You are looking at the beautiful vacation homes of Ross Perot, Jr. And Sr., right next to each other! (Ross Jr.’s is to the right of this picture, Ross Perot Sr. to the left.) They are nested right next to the famous ski area, located across from The Four Seasons Residence Club in beautiful Vail, Colorado.

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Florida Second Home Real Estate Overview: Inventory is Shrinking In The Sunshine State, Too

By Candy Evans | June 20, 2012 |

I’m off to NAREE, where for three and a half days all we do is talk about real estate. I’m moderating the panel on vacation homes featuring four of the nation’s top experts: Peter Kempf, president and CEO of Kempf International and an expert on the fractional market; Alex Iskenderian, Senior VP/COO Vail Resorts Development…

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Cinnamon Shore’s Town Growth Goes Gourmet, Takes on Hollywood

By Candy Evans | June 19, 2012 |

Perhaps you have procrastinated, like I have a tendency to do. Maybe you haven’t decided where to take the family for a fun-filled vacation, and it’s mid June. May I suggest Cinnamon Shore, Mustang Island’s seaside village, located in Port Aransas on Texas’s Coastal Bend? It’s not that far from Big D and offers a whole schedule of summer events planned to make vacationing in paradise even sweeter. Plus who knows: you might like it so much you decide to buy a second home there.

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What Dad Needs for Father’s Day: Love & Longhorns in Celina, Texas

By Candy Evans | June 16, 2012 | Comments Off on What Dad Needs for Father’s Day: Love & Longhorns in Celina, Texas

This ranch sure caught my eye back in January, when I almost whipped out my checkbook to buy it for Valentine’s Day. Now it’s Father’s Day and thankfully, still on the market. Truth be told, the photos on line simply do not do it justice. This is ranch country, baby, Celina. (The town of Celina, here, is adorable, by the way.)

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Guess Who’s Buying Up Vacation Homes Like There’s No Tomorrow? The Rich!

By Candy Evans | June 16, 2012 |

Those of us in real estate know that when the housing market plummets,  vacation places plummet the most. Second homes are most often discretionary purchases you wait on until you feel flush with cash. Well, get ready. Realtors say second-home buyers are returning to the store,  shopping from Cape Cod to Lake Tahoe. As I…

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