Articles for December 18th, 2007
Cute Gal Snags Hicks Son
The fabulous Christine Lieb popped this pup on the D Home Blog while I was getting a pedicure. How smart she is to alert the agents of this town — heads up! Tom Hicks has four wonderful boys in the marry-ing age — well, Bradley is still a bit young — and they are all going to need starter homes.
Too Many Homes, Not Enough Buyers?
I have got to hit the malls, but Jeff Duffey says maybe I’d better go to Tar-jet instead: I live in Preston Hollow, and he says the numbers are not good. Too many builder homes, new, unoccupied, needing to be sold. Jeff, whatever happened to that MONSTROSITY we toured a few months back, the one that went off the market, raised the price, then went back on? The two master suites (what’s with that?) Pergo floors (?) and the black swimming pool that was breeding algea and Lord knows what else in there? Oh, the one with the kitchen that had no appliances? (My kind of kitchen, actually, but not for 2 million…)
Higher Homeowner’s Insurance: Just What We Need For Christmas
Those sneaky Insurance companies — I’m not a fan — are hankering to raise Texas homeowner’s insurance rates at a time of the year when we won’t pay attention. So be sure to pay attention and drop a nice cheery note to the Texas Department of Insurance: there’s no reason in the world for any insurer to charge higher rates. We are paying more for fuel and energy costs — breaks my heart, but their CEO’s can just take a pay cut.
New Weekly Feature: How Much For This House?
Go ahead, give it your best shot. Winners can contribute to my second-home trust.
Private Peek
Love it, Todd. Kind of scary though if you are outside say, showering.
Park Cities Private Peek
A Dallas Dirt friend sent me this link from Wikimapia.org. Scroll over the boxes and click to uncover juicy tidbits about each Highland Park property. (Hello, Ed Cox. My you have a big lot.) This stuff is addictive.
FSBO III
The “neighbor” next door.
New Weekly Feature: Homes I Wish I Could Afford
This week’s selection has a great view of White Rock Lake from the upstairs backyard deck, is situated back from the street on a double lot, and looks all-around supahsweet. Go here for the Ebby listing and a virtual tour. Go here to drop off the money for me to afford it.
FSBO II
They are paying 6% to agents: nice.
FSBO
5300 block of Park Lane. $2.795 million. 1.369 acres. 5 bedrooms and a guesthouse and formals of course, silly.
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