Candy Evans

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

A Private Resort in the Heart of Downtown Fort Worth is Residential, Commercial … or Both!

By Candy Evans / October 31, 2024 /

For Lee Rogers and Yvonne Rubenstein, it has always been about downtown Fort Worth. They met in downtown Fort Worth, and blazed the way to true urban living before New Urbanism became a buzz word.  “When we met, we were both residents of Sundance West,” says Yvonne. “I was a buyer for Pier 1 Imports traveling the world. Lee had…

Georgian Beauty on Glendora: Elegance Definitely Comes in Smaller Packages

By Candy Evans / October 28, 2024 /

It’s a bit of a quirk: in recent years, the sale of four-bedroom homes has skyrocketed in market share. But the average size of a new home has been falling steadily — getting smaller — for the past decade. So buyers want more bedrooms (even if having fewer kids) in a smaller space on less…

Waterworld on Royalshire Takes You From Tank to Turf, With a Swimming Pool In Between

By Candy Evans / October 27, 2024 /

Waterworld. That’s the word that came to mind as I entered this beautiful north Preston Hollow/Preston Haven home on a hot, 100-plus-degree day in August. I was cooled instantly, not just by the efficient AC but by the double dose of sky-blue water that visually wows as soon as you open the front door. Talk…

Briarwood Neighbors Concerned About Saturday Night Assault and Robbery

By Candy Evans / September 26, 2024 /

A Briarwood woman was assaulted and robbed as she pulled into her garage, NBC5 reported last night. But it was already circulating social media in Greenway Parks as news spread among concerned neighbors of this assault. According to personal neighbor reports, a single woman came home to her Elsby Avenue residence at about 9:30 p.m.…

Lakeside White Rock Goes Above & Beyond Prime Rate Cut: 4.99 (6.227% APR)* is Mighty Fine

By Candy Evans / September 25, 2024 /

Lakeside White Rock is one of the city’s most progressive prototypes of great new housing in a city literally parched for more shelter. Pay attention to it, pay a LOT of attention to it. The developers of Lakeside White Rock are committed to getting more Dallas buyers into homes, especially at this crossroads moment when…