Second Shelters

Dallas Real Estate News: Mockingbird Station Developer Goes Belly-Up in Fort Worth

By Candy Evans | December 30, 2010 |

That would be Ken Hughes, who just lost 29 unsold condos in the ArtHouse section of So7, the residential, office and retail development next to Trinity Park on Fort Worth’s near west side. The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports the units were sold to an Arlington-based real estate investment group called PassGoLtd., after the property…

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Second Ski Home Bonanza: Sun Valley ($295K!) Condos Coming Up for Auction

By Candy Evans | December 29, 2010 |

Update: I now know these are not ski in/out units, but rather walking distance to one lift. Has anyone skied Sun Valley and know where these units are located in relation to the lifts? Personally, I buy a ski condo, I want to be pretty close to the lift. You? I haven’t seen these units,…

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Bristol Palin Buys (Second?) Home in Phoenix Bedroom Community

By Candy Evans | December 28, 2010 |

Bristol Palin, the 20 year old daughter of former vice-presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin, may have just bought a second home in Arizona. The Arizona Republic says she bought a 3900 square foot mini-mansion with five bedrooms, two and a half baths and a three car garage to seek sunshine. Bristol is the…

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End of the Year Tax Planning: Time for a Second Home?

By Candy Evans | December 24, 2010 | Comments Off on End of the Year Tax Planning: Time for a Second Home?

We met with our CPA to see what, if anything, we could do for 2010 taxes. Turns out the ATM fixes it so that many people cannot deduct property taxes, and Texas, unfortunately, has some of the highest in the land. (Alas, we do not have a state income tax, at least not yet.) We…

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Are George Michael and Kenny Goss Cheating on Dallas?

By Candy Evans | December 22, 2010 |

George Michael and Kenny Goss just plunked down big bucks, like $6 million,  to go down under — in Australia, that is. As far as I know, they still have the Highland Park palace house,which they got after selling their Vendome high-rise in 2006. There are other homes, too, like the one in Highgate, London.…

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Secret House on Secret Street in Not So Secretive Dallas

By Candy Evans | December 21, 2010 | Comments Off on Secret House on Secret Street in Not So Secretive Dallas

Guest post by Andrew Chalk Let’s say you wanted to live in a second home in Dallas, so you could get away from it all without actually stepping one tootsie outside of Dallas. Try this pup. It is not on Zillow. It is not on Google. Even the street is private. However, it is just…

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