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The Ski Report: How is Louis Bacon Reshaping Taos, the "Unresort" Ski Resort?

By Candy Evans / March 4, 2014 /

Our trusted Dallas Addison, lawyer and vacation/recreation home consultant extraordinaire, returned recently from a ski trip to Taos, New Mexico, where the once family-owned resort has been sold to conservation billionaire Louis Bacon. Bacon, the 55 year old founder and Chief Executive Officer of Moore Capital, is estimated by Forbes to be worth $1.4 billion. Late…

The Ski Report: How is Louis Bacon Reshaping Taos, the “Unresort” Ski Resort?

By Candy Evans / March 4, 2014 /

Our trusted Dallas Addison, lawyer and vacation/recreation home consultant extraordinaire, returned recently from a ski trip to Taos, New Mexico, where the once family-owned resort has been sold to conservation billionaire Louis Bacon. Bacon, the 55 year old founder and Chief Executive Officer of Moore Capital, is estimated by Forbes to be worth $1.4 billion. Late…

El Corazon de Santa Fe Under Fairmont Management: Santa Fe Vacation Home Ownership In the $100,000’s

By Candy Evans / July 6, 2012 /

Faithful readers may recall when I wrote about a beautiful fractional ownership property in the heart, and I do mean the heart, of Santa Fe called El Corazon de Santa Fe. It was fabulous then, and it is even more fabulous now! The property has been renamed “Fairmont Heritage Place, El Corazon de Santa Fe”. El…

Why Everyone Leaves Dallas In August, and Where They Go: The Dallas Second Home Report

By Candy Evans / August 14, 2011 /

Do you find it impossible to get anything done in Dallas in August? Let’s face it: everyone in town has taken a hike. And do you blame them? I’d much rather be at the seashore in Maine, on the Gulf Coast at Alys Beach, even down at Cinnamon Shore (which opens a new coffee house next week)…

Val Kilmer’s Pecos River Ranch is Under Contract… or Is It?

By Candy Evans / April 16, 2011 /

We’ve talked about Val Kilmer’s Pecos River Ranch, the unbelievable beauty of the property about 22 miles east of Santa Fe, most recently listed for $18.5 million but originally on the market in 2009 for $33 million. Talk about lowering the price! The ranch is so very special because it has roughly six miles of…