Dallas Real Estate News

Why I am Supporting David Kunkle for Mayor and Yes, It Has To Do With His House

By Candy Evans | May 14, 2011 |

I posted the homes of the top three mayoral candidates– apologies to Ed Okpa, because he is not in the top third, maybe next election — because I thought it would be fun to look at what their homes say about their persona. Then I discovered the “conditions”, or CDU of each candidate’s home —…

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Dallas Commercial Real Estate Not-So-Hot News: Is Comerica Bank Tower in Trouble?

By Candy Evans | May 13, 2011 |

The Dallas commercial real estate market may not be as healthy as some fluffers would have us believe. The other night, Tina Brown told a packed audience at SMU’s Tate Lecture Series that every business is struggling today — struggling to stay afloat, struggling to figure out the new world of marketing via web and…

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Doris Jacobs Looking Ravishing, Racking Up More Real Estate Deals

By Candy Evans | May 13, 2011 |

The first thing I noticed is that gorgeous Marc Jacobs gold necklace! Not only is Doris smiling at Thursday’s Nexus luncheon because she loves that necklace, the real estate diva just put 3611 Beverly (asking $4,925,000 reduced from $5,895,000) under contract, this on top of selling Braden Power’s home ($7 millionish) on Turtle Creek to…

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Jenna and Barbara Bush Charm Dallas Hometown at Nexus Luncheon

By Candy Evans | May 13, 2011 |

I got a chance to chat with Jenna and Barbara Bush at Thursday’s Nexus luncheon, where I asked Jenna how the sale of the town home is going. Seems the national housing market’s double dip dip dip is affecting the former First Daughter as well. “We just reduced it,” she told me. The Baltimore townhome…

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Dallas Mayoral Real Estate: The Candidates At Home Part III, David Kunkle

By Candy Evans | May 12, 2011 |

David and Sarah Dodd Kunkle’s adorable M Street “cottage” won my heart and my vote. Maybe it was because it was dusky and I thought I saw fairies dancing.  The Kunkles live at 5538 Ridgedale near Monticello in one of those charming  neighborhoods where everyone has chairs with cute cushions outside on the front lawn,…

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Dallas Mayoral Real Estate: The Candidates At Home Part II, Mike Rawlings

By Candy Evans | May 12, 2011 | Comments Off on Dallas Mayoral Real Estate: The Candidates At Home Part II, Mike Rawlings

Mike and Margaret Rawlings live at 10434 Lennox Lane about a (looonnnng) block over from Ross Perot and Phil Romano. The Strait Lane area is one of my favorite neighborhoods in town — large, leafy lots and horses and you feel like you are in the country, not smack in the center of a major…

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