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A 12 Bedroom, 12 Bathroom, Parisian Palace

If your family likes to get away for the holidays, consider Palais Montmorency presented by our Luxury Portfolio International counterpart in Paris, France.  Built in 1912 for the Duchess of Montmorency, this mansion is approximately 33,369 square feet and boasts 20 rooms, 12 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.  There are incredible details throughout including 18^th century panels and a ceiling in the great dining room painted by the French artist Henri Rousseau.  Imagine vacationing just 10 miles north of the Paris city center in the wealthy suburb of Montmorency. This truly is a one-of-a-kind property for your family to live or vacation like royalty. 

The Ebby Halliday Companies are proud to be the exclusive Dallas affiliate of Luxury Portfolio International, the luxury division of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a 48-year-old global network responsible for more transactions than any other real estate network. The award-winning website, luxuryportfolio.com, features more $1 million-plus U.S. residences and more global properties than Christie’s or Sotheby’s.  Luxury Portfolio is also a true luxury network, with 84 percent of its listings priced above $1 million, compared to Sotheby’s which has 60 percent of its property inventory priced below $1 million, according to the October 2011 Mintel International Website Survey.

For more information on this luxurious Parisian palace, click here.

To see our full list of the 12 Homes of Christmas, click here.

Happy Holidays from our family to yours!

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11 Specialty Rooms in a Grapevine Lake Villa

You won’t know which room to put your Christmas tree in with this gorgeous eight bedroom, nine and two half bath home on Grapevine Lake in Flower Mound.  Inside the more than 17,000 square foot ornate home are eleven specialty rooms including:

Exercise room with coffee bar and sauna

Walk-in wine cellar

Entertainment suite with wet bar and dance floor

Casino room

Craft room

Dark Room

Concrete Insulated Safe Room

Harley Davidson room with a Harley in the floor

Glass enclosed observation room with panoramic views

Media Room with tiered seating

Driving Range Room and Indoor Putting Green

The rest of the home is equally as special with a formal living room with walls of windows and custom murals. The master bedroom acts as its own luxurious hotel suite with a sitting area, fireplace, heated bathroom floors and enormous closets. Invite your guests to come and stay a while in the full apartment with private entrance. The elegance continues outside with four lush acres, verandas, ponds, bridges, waterfalls and a mile long path.
Oh yeah, and don’t worry Santa, you can take the elevator that serves all three floors.

For more information on this gorgeous home at 6100 Seascape Court, click here.

Check back tomorrow for the 12^th and final home in our “12 Homes of Christmas” series. And, as always, you can be in control of your own home search at The Best Address in Real Estate, ebby.com.

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A Ten-Acre Wooded Oasis

If your idea of a family pet reaches far beyond cat or dog, this might be just the home for you.  Nestled on almost ten acres on a quiet cul-de-sac lot is a four bedroom, five bath Mansfield estate.  This beautiful heavily-treed lot backs to the golf course and also allows you to keep horses on the property.  This home embraces the one-of-a-kind backyard as most rooms in the house have gorgeous views of the private and serene landscape.  Santa Claus will be thrilled when he descends down the family room fireplace and sees the wall of windows that offer another beautiful way to enjoy a view of the outdoors.  Other amenities include a private master suite, study, four-car garage, gameroom with bar, and a spacious balcony.  This home is also great for good little boys and girls as it’s in the sought after Mansfield ISD school district.

For more information on 401 Carlin in Mansfield, click here.

Check back tomorrow for the 11^th home in our “12 Homes of Christmas” series.  And, as always, you can be in control of your own home search at The Best Address in Real Estate, ebby.com.

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A Colleyville retreat with nine putting holes.

Santa Claus better bring his golfing shoes when he visits this stunning Colleyville home with nine putting holes in the backyard and a 2,000 square foot guest house!  Yours will be the favorite home (or homes) on his list with this stunning 6,800 square foot, four bedroom four full and one-half bath main home in the Thornbury of Brook Meadows Community in Colleyville.  He might even bring Mrs. Claus and stay a while in the two bedroom, two bath guest house complete with a full-service bar, media room and full kitchen!  This home has everything you could need with two formal living areas, a gorgeous updated kitchen and a large master retreat.

For more information on this meticulously maintained home, click here.

Check back on Tuesday for the 10^th home in our “12 Homes of Christmas” series. And, as always, you can be in control of your own home search at The Best Address in Real Estate, ebby.com.

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An eight bathroom television estate.

You will want to host every family holiday in this six bedroom, eight full and three half bath home.  In fact, it’s so extravagant and special that the interior of the home was chosen to shoot scenes for the pilot episode of the upcoming “Dallas” television series remake.  One can see why immediately upon entering the gorgeous Bob Thompson-built estate with a dramatic marble entry leading to a piano room, domed ceiling and a curved marble staircase.  Situated on more than one acre of beautifully landscaped grounds in Plano, this home has countless amenities including a media room with theater seating, an outdoor kitchen with fireplace and a full tennis court.  Take a photo tour and you’ll easily see how any holiday would be perfect in this immaculate home.

For more information on 2504 Beacon Crest Drive, click here.

Check back on Tuesday for the 9^th home in our “12 Homes of Christmas” series. And, as always, you can be in control of your own home search at The Best Address in Real Estate, ebby.com.

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A seven bedroom Victorian Landmark…

That sounds like a lot of room for family and guests during the holiday season.  Located on a one-acre lot just two blocks away from the historic McKinney Square, this seven-bedroom, seven and one-half bath Victorian home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and a registered Texas Landmark.  After your guests settle in to their guest room with private bath, everyone can gather on the incredible wrap around veranda.  And, for that extra special guest (wink, wink Santa), there is a separate sleigh house, oops, we meant carriage house, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms.  If the family and holiday season start to overwhelm you, you can always escape to your spacious third floor owners living quarters with more than 1,400 square feet of space.  And if the Big Guy is looking to relocate after his trip around the world on Christmas Eve, the detached two-car garage with hydraulic lift, heat and air would make an ideal workshop.  (Call us, Santa.)

For more information on this one-of-a-kind home at 513 W. Louisiana Street, click here.

Check back on Monday for the eighth house in our “12 Homes of Christmas” series.  And, as always, you can be in control of your own home search at The Best Address in Real Estate, ebby.com.

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Children across North Texas are on their best behavior this month and it’s not because of Jolly Ole Saint Nick.  Nope, it’s his right-hand man (or men), the “Elf on the Shelf” who has been making sure kids stay on the nice list this Christmas.  In case you aren’t familiar, the Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas tradition where a resident elf sits on the shelf of homes carefully observing children’s behavior.  At night, when the children are sleeping, the elf flies back to the North Pole to report back to Santa.  So, each morning the elf is in a new place, on a new shelf and sometimes performing a new (and sometimes mischievous) activity.

The challenge for the, um, elf?  Finding a new position every morning through Christmas.  For Ebby agent, Jason Thomas, the Elf on the Shelf is an opportunity for some serious creativity.  One of his examples is pictured at the top of this post.

So, we want to know, what has your elf been up to?  Send your best and most creative elf on the shelf pictures to blognews@ebby.com to be included in our Elf on the Shelf Facebook album.

Whether you want to brag about your great ideas, or maybe just get some inspiration from other elves, our Elf on the Shelf Album is a great Christmas resource.

To see the album, click here.

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Six fireplaces in a lakefront home…

With six custom fireplaces for Santa to choose from, you will be the favorite house on his list.  And, what better way to cozy up during the holiday season than in front of a fireplace?  Don’t worry, with six custom fireplaces there is plenty of warmth to go around.  Located on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall at 1600 S. Lakeshore Drive is a five bedroom, four full and three half bath home situated on an incredible waterfront lot.  Among the more than 8,000 square feet of gorgeous home is a climate controlled wine grotto, a home theater, a billiards room, an exercise room and gorgeous lake views.  Be careful, with a home like this, Santa is likely to stay a while.  Good thing he can park his sleigh in the four-car garage.

For more information on this amazing Rockwall home, click here.

Check back tomorrow for the seventh house in our “12 Homes of Christmas” series. And, as always you can be in control of your own home search at The Best Address in Real Estate, ebby.com.

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Five ornate balconies…

Think how great those balconies would look strung in lights and garland during the holiday season.  This stunning Highland Park home will make any Christmas fancy with beautiful formals including a library, den and wet bar with a wine room.  The master suite is as amazing as the rest of the home with a sitting area, fireplace, breakfast bar and double master bath.  The elegance continues outside with a covered outdoor patio area with a kitchen.  Imagine your family gathering in this gorgeous home for the holiday season.

For more details on 4212 Versailles Avenue, click here.

Check back tomorrow for the sixth home in our “12 Homes of Christmas” series.  And, as always, you can be in control of your own home search at The Best Address in Real Estate, ebby.com!

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…a four-bedroom home within
four miles of American Airlines Center.

Santa’s not the only one making a big appearance on Christmas Day.  Now that the NBA lockout is officially over, the World Champion Dallas Mavericks will open their season on December 25^th with a home game rematch against the Miami Heat.  With all of the Mavs action you will certainly need to be close to the court (are you listening Khloe?), and this amazing four bedroom, three bath home at 5702 Anita Street near the popular M-Streets area of Dallas is a mere 3.84 miles away from American Airlines Center.  Located on a corner lot, this home was updated in 2008 and features a gourmet kitchen, stunning grand entry and a luxurious master suite.  This show-stopping home also features high ceilings, perfect for a 6’10” power forward.  For more information on this home, click here.

Whether you want to be near the Dallas Mavericks, the Texas Rangers or even just your favorite mall, the Ebby.com proximity search makes it easy to find a home in the location that’s perfect for you.  If your thought process is a bit more practical, you can use this tool to search homes for sale near your workplace, a child’s school, etc – the possibilities are endless!

Check back tomorrow for the fifth home in our “12 Homes of Christmas” series.  And, as always, you can be in control of your own home search at The Best Address in Real Estate, ebby.com!