Second Shelters

Still Saying Happy Birthday To Ebby Halliday!

By Candy Evans | March 14, 2011 | Comments Off on Still Saying Happy Birthday To Ebby Halliday!

This photo by Jana Martin, Neighborsgo/The Dallas Morning News, was in the Home section of the Dallas Morning News March 4.  Clarice Tinsley and I were saying Happy Birthday to Ebby! Thanks to Maloree Banks for telling me about it and sending a hard copy, thanks to Jana for sending it digitally!

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Second Homes Real Estate Update: Mid Century Trailer Had Texas Touch: Brown Armadillos!

By Candy Evans | March 14, 2011 | Comments Off on Second Homes Real Estate Update: Mid Century Trailer Had Texas Touch: Brown Armadillos!

Update: My friend Samantha tells me more about her grandparents’ amazing Kingston, NY home: “The kitchen is a box off of that living room they showed (below). It has the ugliest wallpaper ever (brown armadillos – I think) with very outdated cabinets. The washer and dryer are in the kitchen as well. I am positive…

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Second Home House Porn: Mid Century Mod Trailer in the Sky, Not a Money Pit

By Candy Evans | March 11, 2011 |

This home is in Kingston, New York, in the Hudson River Valley, and was just written up in the New York Times. I’m writing about it because a) it is a second home for a NYC couple and b) it was built in 1958 by the grandparents of a friend who grew up in the…

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Will Chuck Greenberg’s Vaquero House Soon be On The Market Real Estate?

By Candy Evans | March 11, 2011 | Comments Off on Will Chuck Greenberg’s Vaquero House Soon be On The Market Real Estate?

Or will he keep it as a second home? Is he going anywhere? The Dallas Morning News is reporting (I subscribe!) that Chuck Greenberg will be replaced as the managing general partner of the Texas Rangers and CEO of the club’s operating holding company. Expect the announcement later today. Something is apparently rotten in Denmark:…

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Dallas Real Estate News: Darling of an Offer in Prosper – Got $100? Get a Free House

By Candy Evans | March 11, 2011 | Comments Off on Dallas Real Estate News: Darling of an Offer in Prosper – Got $100? Get a Free House

We in Texas are known for bragging, but this free house is no tall tale. Until April 5,  you have a chance to actually own some real Collin County dirt for the cost of a raffle ticket. That’s a brand-spankin’ new home, by the way. Texas-based Darling homes has built a 2,900 square ft., four…

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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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