Get in Early on Corsicana’s Artful Renaissance with a Fixer-Upper of Your Own

By valeriejarvie | August 7, 2017 | Comments Off on Get in Early on Corsicana’s Artful Renaissance with a Fixer-Upper of Your Own

  HGTV Fixer Upper  fanatics: Do you dream of modernizing a “house with character” into an idyllic country get-away, perhaps one with an art scene for surrounds? Take a gander at this Corsicana old house. If you caught Paper City’s current July/August issue feature “Move Over Marfa; Corsicana is Texas’ Latest Small-Town Arts Mecca,” you’re…

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The Mountains Are Calling: This Is What Log Cabin Dreams Are Made Of

By Amy Puchaty | August 3, 2017 | Comments Off on The Mountains Are Calling: This Is What Log Cabin Dreams Are Made Of

Few mountain retreats compare to the stunningly crafted, third-generation log builder’s estate at Stowell Ranch, currently listed for $2.295 million. Nestled on 20 pristine acres in the lush and mountainous valley of Fraser, Colo., this log-built beauty is ideally situated between two sparkling ponds – with water rights – surrounded by towering Aspen and Colorado…

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Oh Ward, Won’t You Lease Me a Mercedes-Benz? At Honolulu’s Ward Center They Will

By Jon Anderson | August 2, 2017 |

In 2015 I wrote a pair of articles about Howard Hughes Corporation’s purchase and development plans for 60 acres in the Kaka’ako section of Honolulu (here, here). The development is sandwiched between downtown Honolulu and world-famous Waikiki and is slated for 16 high-rise condo towers with 4,300 units plus over 1 million square feet of…

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Dallasites Unite Via Vines: Cast Wines of Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma

By valeriejarvie | August 1, 2017 | Comments Off on Dallasites Unite Via Vines: Cast Wines of Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma

Meet Cast Wines, a West Coast winery with a bevy of Dallasites behind it. Located in a gorgeous setting in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, Cast Wines is just the sort of boutique-y type spot that make wine country visits a pleasure — a place to experience the delightful lifestyle Northern California wine…

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Own a Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie Home in Elmhurst, Ill.

By Jon Anderson | July 26, 2017 | Comments Off on Own a Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie Home in Elmhurst, Ill.

Often when I write about second homes, I’m writing about areas to consider. This time I’m dictating exactly which second home you must purchase.  I’m doing this because it’s one thing to impress your friends by owning a second home, but it’s a complete mic drop to add that it’s a Frank Lloyd Wright prairie…

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Wishbooking Whitefish: A Montana Cabin on the Lake

By valeriejarvie | July 24, 2017 | Comments Off on Wishbooking Whitefish: A Montana Cabin on the Lake

The flies are tied, the tackle box organized, the waders retrieved from storage, and ready to go! We’re wishbooking Whitefish real estate for a lovely fishing retreat in the woods of the cool environs of Montana. The small town of Whitefish (population 6,357 per the 2010 census) headquartered on the south end of Whitefish Lake…

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