Posts with tag Dallas real estate

For $500,000, how much house can you get? We asked our friends at Realtor.com to pull out some of the best homes for sale right now for $500,000. You might be surprised at what's out there: Some great deals can be had, but in markets that have been on the rise, the money buys you a little less than it used to. Click... Continue Reading »

Remember when you were little and you wanted to live in a treehouse? Well, now you can. Sort of. Thanks to elevated, modern architecture (see above) which allows you to feel like you're living among the treetops, this is grownup treehouse living at its most stylish. Located in Dallas, the striking $7.2 million... Continue Reading »

There's nothing quite like the lure of an open house sign. Granted, you might not be in the neighborhood (or tax bracket) for many of these outstanding properties, but there's still plenty to admire -- even from the comfort of your swivel chair. From coast to coast, and everything in-between, we lay down the welcome mat... Continue Reading »

It may boast 14,670 square feet of living space and a $12.5 million price tag, but this isn't your typical Dallas estate. For one thing, the eight-bedroom, eight-bathroom property is mighty quirky. With its bold design (an eclectic mixture of Italian and Southwestern architecture), hand-painted wooden ceilings,... Continue Reading »

The rich know something you and I get awfully confused about: Now really is the time to buy real estate. Wealthy people are buying homes as quickly as they can in traditionally hot cities, according to Christie's International Real Estate. "The confidence is back in the market," said Christie's CEO Neil Palmer. "This... Continue Reading »

Al G. Hill III, the first great-grandchild of legendary Texas oilman H.L. Hunt (see photo below) -- once known as the richest man in America and who died in 1974 -- has been indicted in Dallas County on several felony counts of mortgage fraud for a home improvement loan of more than $200,000. Hill, 40, and his wife, Erin... Continue Reading »

This Texas home could be a reality show producers' dream script. A 20,000-square-foot Texas mansion built by an oil tycoon and his ex-wife is providing shelter for homeless divorcées. Jacque Evans (no relation) built this 19,337-square-foot palace as her dream home with her husband of 20 some years. No expense was... Continue Reading »

Terrell Owens, whose 15-year professional football career brought him from San Francisco to Philadelphia, down to Dallas, up to Buffalo and back to the Cincinnati Bengals, must like buying real estate as much as he does switching teams. He is selling both of the units he owns in the ultramodern Azure, Dallas' first... Continue Reading »

When it comes to home size, American homebuyers are finally deciding that less really is more. They are cutting back on options and reducing square footage. More incredibly, they're buying townhouses instead of McMansions. I about flipped when I got wind of a new development under construction in tony University Park here... Continue Reading »

Sales of existing single-family homes in North Texas slid 11 percent in January, or so everyone is reporting. But median Dallas home prices rose 8 percent over value a year ago, this data from the Texas A&M Real Estate Center. Almost every expert in town is pointing the finger of blame for the fall in home sales to... Continue Reading »

Sean Payton, the coach of the New Orleans Saints, is not leaving to join the Dallas Cowboys, but he is moving his family from New Orleans to the Dallas enclave of Vaquero, Tex., according to the Times-Picayune. Sean Payton apparently is leasing the home of former Texas Ranger Mark Teixeira in the affluent suburb of... Continue Reading »

Super Bowl rentals in the Dallas area certainly are pricey. But it's Flora Mascolo, the widow of Guy Mascolo -- one-half founding partner of the beauty shop chain Toni & Guy -- who brings us what is probably the most extravagant rental deal to date. For $280,000, you get five nights in her 20,000-square-foot North... Continue Reading »

NFL legend Troy Aikman's wife, Rhonda, likely will not be escorting her husband to many Super Bowl XLV parties in early February; the Dallas-based couple has decided to separate after ten years of marriage. The couple announced their marriage split publicly a day after after a local blog revealed that Rhonda Aikman had... Continue Reading »

The real estate recession has cut architecture and design companies to the quick. There were 219,000 architects on firms' payrolls in 2008 as the housing market was cratering; last June, only 166,000 architects were employed full-time at firms across the nation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Building starts... Continue Reading »

Ever since 2008, many thought brand-new 3500 Beverly Drive in the high-net worth community of Highland Park, smack in the middle of Dallas, was destined to be the home of former president George W. Bush and his wife, Laura. But here we are, two years later and the home remained unsold, until it was reduced to $12.5 million... Continue Reading »