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We probably know it deep in our gut, but luxury vacation homes built on the water cost 63% more, on average, than similar properties that are land-locked. This from a global property consultant, Knight Frank, who scrutinized the ten most popular second home destinations around the world. And if they have to cover naked beaches…
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Late last summer, 2011, we were in Sonoma County, California where I toured a most amazing property called Mayacama. I credit finding this property to my trusted veterinarian, Dr. Barret Jiranek here at Lover’s Lane Animal Medical Center (Dallas). Or maybe I should give my precious Doodle Bree the credit. She had an ear ache,…
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Perhaps you have procrastinated, like I have a tendency to do. Maybe you haven’t decided where to take the family for a fun-filled vacation, and it’s mid June. May I suggest Cinnamon Shore, Mustang Island’s seaside village, located in Port Aransas on Texas’s Coastal Bend? It’s not that far from Big D and offers a whole schedule of summer events planned to make vacationing in paradise even sweeter. Plus who knows: you might like it so much you decide to buy a second home there.
Read MoreI got the confirmation while skiing in Park City, Utah. Dallas listing agent Joan Eleazer with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s has confirmed that Champ D’Or, the 48,000 square foot Turbeville Road mansion up in Hickory Creek, near Denton and north of Dallas, French baroque castle meets Plano McMansion dream chateau, clearly the most outrageous home in…
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Every week on CandysDirt we feature gorgeous trophy properties that will make your mouth water and quicken your pulse! Look at this beauty on Lakeside Drive in the honeypot of Old Highland Park. The owner is a famous cellist from Russia, with love, who flew in her own personal artisians just to do the floors.…
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I know we just broke the 70 day plus cycle of 100 degree plus days in Dallas but really, it’s time to start thinking about ski season. Jack frost is just around the corner and so much more bearable when you have your own private ski house. Or, in this case, $48,500,000 Aspen estate. Jigsaw…
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