Second Shelters

Top-5 Friday: Ranches Make Great Getaways That Don’t Feel Too Foreign

By Joanna England | April 19, 2013 |

With ranches, you can get whatever you want, really. Say you want a place to ride ATVs and hunt? There’s a ranch for that. Maybe you’re an equestrian and want a spot to enjoy your horses that isn’t too far out of town? There’s a ranch for that. Or, maybe you’re a hobby cattle raiser…

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Long Cove on Cedar Creek Lake Appoints Director of Resident Services. And Yes, He Paddleboards

By Candy Evans | April 17, 2013 |

Long Cove is a new, private residential community located just over an hour from Dallas on Cedar Creek Lake. The area is getting a ton of buzz. Some good news is coming out of East Texas: Long Cove is getting it on. This coincides nicely with some positive news about the second home market: it…

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Luxury Second Home Fractional Sales Heating Up: Calistoga Ranch Sells Out

By Candy Evans | April 11, 2013 |

In California, they have even sold out of the most famous outdoor showers in the world!  The  award-winning Calistoga Ranch in the Napa Valley has sold out of its private residence club offering. It seems Americans love their vacation homes again. Vacation home sales in the United States increased 10.1 percent in 2012. 553,000 units…

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The Floor Report: How About Floors Made of Sand in Your Second Home?

By Candy Evans | March 27, 2013 |

I saw these coolio floors in a restaurant down in Nassau, The Bahamas, where we visited second homes this past weekend. This is the floor at a beach club restaurant called, appropriately, “Footprints”. Yes, the entire floor is made of sand. No, they don’t vacuum it but rather sweep and rake it nightly. The restaurant is adjacent…

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Top-5 Friday: Bisbee, Ariz., is a Great Place to Get Away. Just Ask Dave Perry-Miller!

By Joanna England | March 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: Bisbee, Ariz., is a Great Place to Get Away. Just Ask Dave Perry-Miller!

Dallas luxury real estate broker Dave Perry-Miller has a second home in Bisbee, Ariz. If you want to find your own getaway in the remote mountain town, we’ve picked a few unique properties. Heck, everything is unique about Bisbee. The historic downtown is wonderfully preserved, and has a fantastic turn-of-the-century appeal. It’s now a popular…

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Top-5 Friday: Gasparilla Island is The Perfect Place to Launch Your Yacht

By Joanna England | March 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: Gasparilla Island is The Perfect Place to Launch Your Yacht

Beloved by old Hollywood star Katherine Hepburn, Gasparilla Island is a small island just off the Gulf coast of Florida. It’s small enough to feel exclusive, but not so tiny to feel isolated. And, because of The Gasparilla Act, the island won’t be changing much, at least anytime soon. According to the Wall Street Journal,…

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