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House Candy for a GORGEOUS March Weekend: $100 Investment Yields $15m

By Candy Evans | March 18, 2011 |

It’s too pretty in Dallas to leave this weekend, and half the town’s away on spring break anyhow. I think it feels a bit like Carmel By-the-Sea, CA, which has the best House Porn in the whole wide world. This is Hansel House, aptly named, one of the sprinkling of Victorian and other whimsical homes…

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House Porn Friday: A Stairway to Heaven, Plus Auto Art Gallery in Montecito, CA

By Candy Evans | March 4, 2011 |

I’m cheating on my house again, but it is totally worth it for this one. Oh my, oh my. I saw this house and it took my breath away. I cannot help my feelings. It was a total Jedediah Leland/Citizen Kane moment: this house is my “girl in the white dress”.  I immediately flashed back…

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Isaiah Washington’s Valley Village Home in LA

By Candy Evans | March 1, 2011 | Comments Off on Isaiah Washington’s Valley Village Home in LA

Dr. Preston Burke who disappeared from Grey’s Anatomy… lives in this gorgeous Valley Village house a few steps from the Kotkins.

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Valentines’ Day House Porn: Take It To The Bedroom

By Candy Evans | February 14, 2011 | Comments Off on Valentines’ Day House Porn: Take It To The Bedroom

I have never understood the need for a sitting area in the Master bedroom. A chair or two, but if the closet is large enough — and walk-in — why do you need a sofa in the master? Can someone please explain? This $17,995,000 over the top home is in Los Angeles, of course: over…

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Give Her House Porn for Valentines Day: Bedrooms

By Candy Evans | February 14, 2011 | Comments Off on Give Her House Porn for Valentines Day: Bedrooms

My my we could fit the whole dang family in this gorgeous bedroom. This is how the folks live in Thousand Oaks, CA: 2500 White Stallion Road, great address, Westlake Village. 16,000 square feet, 23.48 acres — you will want horses — 7 bedrooms, 11 baths, formals out the wahzoo, media, pool, outdoor kitchen, all…

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Larry Ellison Scoops Up Porcupine Ranch From Founder of Yellowstone Club

By Candy Evans | February 10, 2011 |

One more indicator that the bottom feeders are out shopping and picking up some great deals on second homes, even the wealthiest of the wealthy. Larry Ellison, the sixth-richest man in the world, has bought the 249-acre golf course estate of Edra Blixseth for $42.9 million, this according to records filed in Riverside County, California.…

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