Candy Evans

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

Mandarin Oriental is, Once Again, Coming to Dallas, This Time to Turtle Creek

By Candy Evans / November 11, 2019 /

Luxury hotel lovers will salivate over this one: Dallas is getting a Mandarin Oriental, this time for sure.  And this time, on Turtle Creek Boulevard, the original high rise haven of Dallas. The 176-room ultra luxurious hotel will be part of a 25-story mixed use tower coming to a 2.47 acre site at 2999 Turtle…

Our Prize Behind the Pink Wall Just Got More Affordable

By Candy Evans / November 8, 2019 /

Remember our “Preston Hollow Prize Behind The Pink Wall Hits Market For $599,900”? Well guess what? You can have it now, for less: $550,000! That’s a savings of more than $49K. Stop what you’re doing. We have the scoop on a George Dahl masterpiece in Preston Hollow! The Imperial House epitomizes Hollywood Regency design at…

Introducing Montrachet, Where the Hill Country Begins in Fort Worth

By Candy Evans / November 7, 2019 /

To tell you the story of Montrachet, we begin with the story of Montserrat, its neighbor: 215 acres of God’s green earth on Fort Worth’s west side along historic Mary’s Creek. Montserrat is one of the most successful real estate stories in Tarrant County. Don Siratt was a well-known Fort Worth businessman, a self-made man,…

University Park Mom of 10’s Arrest for Drug Trafficking Stuns Community

By Candy Evans / November 6, 2019 /

Real estate developer Gina Bishop-Corwin is a longtime Park Cities resident who, with her husband, Mike Corwin, has 10 children. The family lives in University Park, just south of Preston Center, in a 5,200-square-foot home. Last week, CBS-11 reported in an exclusive story by J.D. Miles, that Gina had been arrested in a massive drug…

When I Say This Is a Can’t-Miss Furniture Sale, IT IS! Global Views

By Candy Evans / November 5, 2019 /

So we were at Bleu Ciel, and I was holding my breath over one this staged corner unit. You know how you do when you see a property that makes your spine tingle: you start the process. Will my furniture fit in here? What will I keep? What will I shed? I asked Allison Hayden,…