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    Candy's Dirt

    Dallas now has the most expensive house for sale in the country. Plus: 4 more of the priciest listings

    Candy Evans
    Feb 1, 2013 | 5:35 pm

    In addition to being W’s hometown, Dallas now has a new distinction: It is home to the most expensive piece of dirt on the market in the United States. For that honor, we can thank Cinda and Tom Hicks, who put their 42,500-square-foot Crespi Estate on the market, which sits on 25 acres in the prime of Preston Hollow.

     

    To be clear, the home is not in MLS, but the listing has been given to one Douglas Newby, a charming agent who specializes in significant, memorable homes and counts many high-net-worth folks among his clients. Watch Newby talk about the Crespi Estate in this video:

     

     

     

    How much are they asking? $135,000,000. Yes, you read that right: $135 million.

     

    Newby says the land is worth at least $2 million an acre, and the residence is worth $2,000 a square foot. The Hicks poured $100 million into a Peter Marino-directed remodel of the Maurice Fatio estate originally built for an Italian countess.

     

    The Hicks estate has become a real game changer in the Dallas real estate world. For fun, let’s take a look at the next four most expensive homes on the market, shall we?

     

     No. 2: 4939 Manson Court
    The Hicks estate knocks out 4939 Manson Court from the top spot. Hunter Dehn’s $29,995,000-and-change listing has almost 30,000 square feet of living space on 4 acres off chichi Strait Lane.

     

    The super-green home was designed by starchitect Robbie Fusch with gorgeous interiors by Ashley Astelford. There are nine bedrooms, nine full baths, four half baths, multiple formals, casuals, study, library, gourmet kitchen, keeping room, three wet bars, warehouse-sized pantry, outdoor kitchen and living area, pool and pool house, half regulation-sized indoor basketball court, 2,200-square-foot master bedroom (that’s larger than the size of the average American home), 3,7000-square-foot garage, underground media room, and nanny quarters. Heck, even the nanny gets guest quarters.

     

    Owners are Shanin and Bryan Wilburn of Southwest Risk LLP, an insurer that takes on high-hazard business exposure.

     

     No. 3: 4009 W. Lawther Dr., a.k.a. Mount Vernon
    Manson Court surpasses my personal favorite, the classical Mount Vernon over on the shores of White Rock Lake, listed with Allie Beth Allman and reduced to $24,900,000. This is the home built by H.L. Hunt, with Dallas’ very first swimming pool. For that price you get more than 10,500 square feet on 10 acres with five bedrooms, nine baths, multiple living areas, two-story guest house (beloved by actress Glenn Close, among others), four-lane bowling alley and party room, wine cellar, elevator, 16-car concourse, and lighted tennis courts. Oh, and that original pool, with cabana, is heated.

     

    The home, owned by Teresa and John Amend, was reduced last year from $29,000,000, so get it while it’s hot!

     

     No. 4: 6601 Hunters Glen Rd.
    The No. 4 most expensive home on the Dallas market is 6601 Hunters Glen Rd., listed with Mathews Nichols Group at Allie Beth Allman, for $19.5 million. This gated Volk Estates home in Highland Park sits on 1.802 acres. The three-story residence has 12,957 square feet, 10 wood-burning fireplaces, four bedroom suites in the main house, private gardens and courtyards, tennis courts with covered viewing terrace, putting green, two-story cabana with kitchen, outdoor kitchen, in-ground trampoline, and fire pit — all within walking distance of Highland Park Village.

     

    The home is owned by Tracey and Richard Cheatham. He’s a former director of land and negotiations acquisitions for Hunt Oil, now an investor in Bluescape Resources.

     

     No. 5: 1808 Pointe De Vue Dr.
    The fifth most expensive house on the list — a French-inspired chateau up in Flower Mound overlooking Lake Grapevine — can be yours for only $14,750,000. On more than 10 acres, 1808 Pointe De Vue Dr. boasts 21,131 square feet, which is about half the size of the Hicks estate. The home is richly finished out with imported stone, Venetian plaster, hand-painted murals, top-of-the line appliances, and custom woodwork and finishes.

     

    The lake views from the rear of the house and balcony are stunning; you truly do not think you are in North Texas. The main house — sorry, chateau — has nine living areas, nine fireplaces, six bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, and guest house with three bedrooms. Oh, and a three-stall horse barn.

     

    The only bad news is that the owner, Jacque Evans (no relation, unfortunately), wishes to retain her mineral rights — now that's a smart Texas cookie.

    No. 2 on the list of most expensive listings is 4939 Manson Court, off Strait Lane.

      
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    No. 2 on the list of most expensive listings is 4939 Manson Court, off Strait Lane.
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    Pets News

    Dallas ranks as 2nd most pet-friendly place to rent in 2024

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    Rentals in Dallas that allowed pets leased three days sooner than units that didn't allow pets.

    A new market trend report from Zillow has confirmed that pet-friendly rentals are leasing much faster than non-pet-friendly units, and Dallas' rental market had the second most pet-friendly rental listings on Zillow in 2024.

    The report, called "Saying Yes to Pets Helps Landlords Find a Tenant Faster," analyzed more than 11 million rental listings that appeared on Zillow last year to discover the share of pet-friendly rental listings in the biggest U.S. metros. The report also calculated the median number of days it took for pet-friendly units to find a tenant faster than those that did not allow pets.

    The Lone Star State led the nation with the most pet-friendly rental listings on Zillow out of all 50 states last year. Nationally, only 57 percent of rental listings in the U.S. allowed pets, which is a disappointing amount when compared to the major Texas cities.

    The data revealed Dallas has a deep appreciation for pets, with 79 percent of rental listings in the city allowing tenants to have furry best friends.

    Dallas fell second only to Austin, where pet-friendly rentals accounted for 80 percent of all citywide listings on Zillow in 2024. San Antonio ranked right behind Dallas with the third highest share of rentals that allowed pets, at 78 percent. Don't mess with Texas pets, y'all.

    Surprisingly, Houston appeared at the bottom of the list as the U.S. metro with the smallest share of rental listings that allowed pets, at just 38 percent.

    The report additionally found that pet-friendly rentals in Dallas were leased three days faster than units that don't allow pets. For comparison, it took about eight days for the median U.S. pet-friendly rental to lease sooner than its non-pet-friendly counterpart.

    In a separate survey of the "typical American renter," Zillow discovered more than half of renters declined to lease a certain property because it didn't allow pets.

    "Renters have more leverage than in quite some time after last year's multifamily construction boom, and the data show allowing pets can make a difference in leasing out a unit quickly," the report said. "The median renter is getting older, and more renters now have a pet. Nearly six in 10 renters are pet owners, up from 46 percent before the pandemic."

    In Austin, rentals that allow pets lease 10 days sooner than non-pet-friendly units, and that number slows down to six days sooner in San and just one day faster in Houston.

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