Beach Homes

Your Retirement Days Are Calling You to the Texas Coast and Crystal Beach

By Mimi Perez / May 6, 2025 /

It is more than apparent that the Gusman and I are no longer in our “spring chicken” phase of life. As we schedule our dueling colonoscopies, we have started discussing our retirement. I was still living at home when my parents started discussing their retirement. That led them to purchase a condo across from the…

Douglas Elliman | Knight Frank Bring The Isles Group Affiliate Platform to Luxury Real Estate in The Bahamas

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 17, 2023 /

Ready to live on island time? So is this global luxury real estate brand. One of the largest independent brokerages in the country, Douglas Elliman | Knight Frank, has a new affiliate partner for luxury real estate in the Bahamas. This new affiliate platform, beginning with The Isles Group, is the first-of-its-kind affiliation between a…

Despite Weather Woes And a Slowing Market, James Watts Says 30A’s Beachfront is Still Booming

By Mike Albanese / October 3, 2022 /

Luxury broker James Watts of Coastal Abode Real Estate and Development said business is booming in Walton County, Florida, as home prices are defying national trends and rising.  Watts, who is an associate broker of Coastal Abode, said Walton County and the 30A area is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, with…

Pirate Ship May Float Your Vacation Boat

By Mimi Perez / August 25, 2022 /

Virginia is for lovers but it is also for scallywags, saucy serving wenches and pirate ships. If the pirate’s life has ever called to you, then you need to reach out to Capt. Dan Corder. “Capt. Dan” has refurbished 33 ships in a pirate theme and his latest creation is on the market right now…

Mandarin Oriental’s Grand Cayman Residences Taps Briggs Freeman For Dallas Sales

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 13, 2022 /

From Staff Reports Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty has been selected to lead the Dallas-area promotion and sales of The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Grand Cayman.  Set to break ground later this year, the resort will offer the first Mandarin Oriental Residences in the Caribbean and is being developed by co-developers Melkonian Capital Management and RAL Companies.…