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Texas Monthly Showhouse Coming to Mustang Island Coastal Community Cinnamon Shore

By valeriejarvie | August 11, 2016 | Comments Off on Texas Monthly Showhouse Coming to Mustang Island Coastal Community Cinnamon Shore

Add Port Aransas  to your calendar next summer, specifically a visit to the residential living and vacation rental development, Cinnamon Shore. The first ever Texas Monthly Magazine Charity Showhouse is now under construction in this luxe beachfront community we posted about earlier this month. The coastal living dream house will be open for tours between May…

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German Real Estate is a Hot Investment — A Look at Berlin

By valeriejarvie | August 8, 2016 | Comments Off on German Real Estate is a Hot Investment — A Look at Berlin

Jitters over terrorist attacks, immigration strife, and economic instability due to Brexit seem to have put some European real estate investment property on shaky ground lately, but there are bright spots, too. Kate Everett-Allen, head of international research at Knight Frank names Berlin and Munich on a short list of standout European performers with  price…

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Houston Designer Julie Dodson’s Dreamy Bunk Room in the Hampton Designer Showhouse

By valeriejarvie | August 1, 2016 | Comments Off on Houston Designer Julie Dodson’s Dreamy Bunk Room in the Hampton Designer Showhouse

If you’re in the habit of summering in the Hamptons, it’s probably already on your calendar: the Hampton Designer Showhouse, open now through Sept. 5 in Sag Harbor, New York. Houston’s own Julie Dodson was selected to join the fleet of elite designers that make the event one of the premier showhouse events in the…

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A House on Lake Texoma, Literally: Harbor Village Floating Homes

By valeriejarvie | July 19, 2016 | Comments Off on A House on Lake Texoma, Literally: Harbor Village Floating Homes

Ahoy there! Dreaming of a place on Lake Texoma? Here ya’ go, literally! Just listed: the first pre-owned residence in Harbor Village, a flotilla of homes on Lake Texoma which casts new meaning to the term “house on the lake.” Taking a cue from Oregon and Seattle, developers of Harbor Village at Flowing Wells Resort…

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A Sweet Spot on the Texas Coast: Mustang Island’s Cinnamon Shore

By valeriejarvie | July 12, 2016 |

Wish you had a Seaside-style beach house right here in Texas? It’s not too late to build or buy in the picturesque  Mustang Island development Cinnamon Shore, modeled after luxury coastal lifestyle communities found along Highway 30A in the Florida panhandle. The setting: the south end of Port Aransas on an 18-mile barrier island off Corpus Christi…

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Home on the Range: Bandera, the Cowboy Capital, is a Place for Buckaroos of All Ages

By valeriejarvie | July 7, 2016 | Comments Off on Home on the Range: Bandera, the Cowboy Capital, is a Place for Buckaroos of All Ages

Some of my fondest memories of my children involved their fixation with all things cowboy when they were small. We were fortunate enough to visit many a ranch where they played out-of-doors until exhaustion, ate like horses, and learned not only to ride well, but to clean up after their steeds. Especially if you have…

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