Park Cities

The Tax Doctor: Park Cities Land Values Down, Improvements Up

By Candy Evans | May 9, 2011 | Comments Off on The Tax Doctor: Park Cities Land Values Down, Improvements Up

A Reader writes: Tiffany, DCCD reduced land values and increased improvements in the Park Cities last year because the builders are out of the market here so land values actually did go down. They lowered land but increased improvements so there was little if any net effect. Most people did not pay attention to DCAD…

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Richard and Nona Barrett Building Mega Mega Mega Manse in Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans | May 5, 2011 |

According to my good friend John Burgdorf at NorthTexasLuxury.com, this mammoth beast is under construction at 9807 Meadowbrook Drive in Old Preston Hollow. (As I told John, PH, not Park Cities. But when you live outside of Dallas, all our “communities” meld together.) Funny thing, I was at a party right next door to this…

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SOS STAT: Desperate Builder Needs Park Cities Lot for Real Estate Tear Down

By Candy Evans | April 14, 2011 |

Is Dallas Real Estate hopping like it’s 2006? I have an SOS request from a reader who needs a lot in the Park Cities to build a home. They are willing to pay up to $600,000 for a nice lot — maybe more for a corner? (Maybe less for being near the Tollway?) If you…

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Dallas Real Estate News: What Does “The Formula” Mean for You and Your’s?

By Candy Evans | March 23, 2011 |

Had lunch with a colleague, who reminded me of something I had forgotten now that our kids are all grown up: “The Formula”. What is the Formula? It’s the number of kids you can have and still live in Dallas and send the munchkins to private school and afford it all without robbing Peter to…

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Good Christian Bitches Filming in Preston Hollow: It All Starts with Real Estate

By Candy Evans | March 21, 2011 |

I caught up with Kim Gatlin at her Park Cities house this weekend, which is on the market BTW, which was tough to do because her phone would not stop ringing. Busy lady! Production of her controversially-titled book — even her mom wouldn’t speak to her for a month when it came out — into…

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