It’s Telluride Time: The Villas at Cortina Are Your Perfect Mountain Home-Away-From-Home

By Candy Evans | January 13, 2015 | Comments Off on It’s Telluride Time: The Villas at Cortina Are Your Perfect Mountain Home-Away-From-Home

Maybe you’ve just returned from a holiday escape to the hills. Or maybe you are planning a ski outing in a month or two. We all know how much North Texans love to head to the mountains of Colorado to get their downhill fix. One of the top destinations for Dallasites is Telluride, Colorado. The town…

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Telluride is Hot: Tom Cruise Selling His Spread for $59 Million, Home Sales Double Over 2013

By Candy Evans | January 2, 2015 | Comments Off on Telluride is Hot: Tom Cruise Selling His Spread for $59 Million, Home Sales Double Over 2013

Tom Cruise has listed his 298-acre Telluride spread featuring a 10,000-square-foot main house for sale in Telluride for $59 million. If that sounds like a lot, no worries: the Telluride real estate market is heating up. While Telluride home sales were $18 million in November of 2013, they were double that in 2014: $36.8 million…

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Exploring The “Run Away To Italy” Dream In Chianti

By Deidre Woollard | December 24, 2014 | Comments Off on Exploring The “Run Away To Italy” Dream In Chianti

There are certain fantasies that seem to be nearly universal, running away to a tropical island, living in a penthouse in a major city, and yes, moving to Italy to a beautiful old estate and making wine. Here’s your chance. This estate is just a couple of kilometers from the unbelievably charming Tuscan village of…

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At Home on The Page: Couple Crafts Compendiums Chronicling Exceptional Estates

By Joanna England | December 18, 2014 | Comments Off on At Home on The Page: Couple Crafts Compendiums Chronicling Exceptional Estates

It’s true that buying a piece of land is like a long-term relationship. The buildings on it may change, as well as the owners, and after many years you are left with something beautiful but different. Haven’t you ever wanted to capture the history and essence of a home or ranch at one point in…

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Yucaipa? Retreating Off The Beaten Path

By Deidre Woollard | December 17, 2014 |

  Yucaipa? The close-knit community in California’s San Bernardino County isn’t exactly the vacation destination on the tip of everyone’s tongue, but the town has a lot to recommend it, including great recreation opportunities and a quaint downtown. In fact given the town’s commitment to lifelong learning, health, and wellness, it might just be a…

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Herron Hollow: The Ultimate Aspen Modern

By Deidre Woollard | December 10, 2014 |

Ah, Aspen, a SecondShelters.com paradise of stunning ski homes owned by some of the world’s wealthiest and most glamorous travelers who desire the pleasure of a winter retreat in the snow. This dramatic vacation home was previously owned by newscaster Paula Zahn and real estate magnate Richard Cohen who sold in 2007 for $14.5 million as…

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