Ranches

George and Laura Bush at Their Second Home: a Life Less Stressful on the Ranch

By Candy Evans | April 2, 2011 |

The New York Times ran this wonderful interview with former First Lady Laura Bush on April 1, I hope the link to the slide show works — never know with the pay walls these days. In the interview, she says she didn’t know she was stressed until they moved back home,  Barney and Miss Beazely…

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Second Home House Candy: A Population Explosion on the Ranch

By Candy Evans | March 17, 2011 | Comments Off on Second Home House Candy: A Population Explosion on the Ranch

We know our population in Texas is growing, and look at how adorably! This baby was born 3/10/11!

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Val Kilmer’s Pecos Ranch is Under Contract! Santa Fe Second Home Real Estate News

By Candy Evans | March 10, 2011 |

His 6,000 acre Pecos River Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico is under contract and set to close April 5. $23 million folks. (The rich are certainly getting out their check books!) The Pecos River Ranch is about 22 miles northeast of Santa Fe, with wildlife, 10 natural springs, world-class fishing and more than 50…

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Second Home Delights: Springtime in Texas Means Babies on the Ranch

By Candy Evans | March 8, 2011 |

That’s Butter Pecan and her new baby born on March 7, 2011 at The Preserve at Walnut Springs, in Johnson City, Texas, a shared-ownership ranch.

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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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How to Search for Second Homes: On Horseback

By Candy Evans | November 12, 2010 |

I found the most amazing property today in Gunter, Texas. Would make an AWESOME second home. Way the hell north of Dallas, north even of Deion Sander’s home, which I think is still on the market, all 29,122 square feet of it but I think it’s been reduced from $21,000,000 already. Anyhoo, this development is…

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