Jitters over terrorist attacks, immigration strife, and economic instability due to Brexit seem to have put some European real estate investment property on shaky ground lately, but there are bright spots, too. Kate Everett-Allen, head of international research at Knight Frank names Berlin and Munich on a short list of standout European performers with price…
Read MoreIf you’re in the habit of summering in the Hamptons, it’s probably already on your calendar: the Hampton Designer Showhouse, open now through Sept. 5 in Sag Harbor, New York. Houston’s own Julie Dodson was selected to join the fleet of elite designers that make the event one of the premier showhouse events in the…
Read MoreWith Darby in the rear-view mirror, it seemed an appropriate time to remind readers that second homes aren’t all worry-free fabulousness. If you can’t bear the thought of seeing this picture aimed at your vacation paradise, renting may be the way to go. Second home living is almost always wonderful, but you have to understand…
Read MoreBreckenridge, Colorado; Santa Fe, New Mexico, which I have always called a bedroom community of Dallas, South Padre; Galveston and the Gulf Coast of Florida: Alys Beach, Watercolor, Seaside and Rosemary Beach. Panama City Beach was 8.3% of all Dallas originated searches. This according to a report from the folks at Trulia, who checked into which…
Read MoreGrowing up in Chicago, Saugatuck was one of many beach communities where folks who went to beach communities went. My childhood summers were spent in the cement pond rather than a sandy lakeside beach. In my 20s, I discovered Saugatuck and its sister city, Douglas, located on the Lake Michigan side of …. well ……
Read MoreAhoy there! Dreaming of a place on Lake Texoma? Here ya’ go, literally! Just listed: the first pre-owned residence in Harbor Village, a flotilla of homes on Lake Texoma which casts new meaning to the term “house on the lake.” Taking a cue from Oregon and Seattle, developers of Harbor Village at Flowing Wells Resort…
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