Candy Evans

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

This Mark Molthan Mediterranean in Old Preston Hollow Will Help You Live Better and Longer

By Candy Evans / August 22, 2024 /

This is a home unlike any other in Dallas, or for that matter, Texas. Not only is it beautiful, loaded with the highest quality appliances, electronics, architectural and design elements, exteriors and more, but it is also one of the only homes I have seen that focuses on health, wellness, and get this, LONGEVITY. That’s…

We Are in Love With East Love Dallas

By Candy Evans / August 21, 2024 / Comments Off on We Are in Love With East Love Dallas

East Love Dallas is one of the most innovative developments in Dallas, and renters are lapping it up, with love. Renters? Yes, we said renters. Because Lou Olerio, founder of Olerio Homes, has tapped into a sorely neglected DFW market: the luxury townhome lessee. Olerio, a luxury Texas homebuilder, first saw the potential five years ago, when he…

The French Connection: Discover the Most Courtly Home in Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / August 6, 2024 /

You may not know Lakehill Court and that’s how the residents prefer it.  Tucked away in the “Honey Pot” of Old Preston Hollow is one of the most beautiful cul-de-sacs in the city. The properties here are expansive, mostly consisting of one acre or more, but they are not run-of-the-mill rectangle lots. Lakehill Court meanders…

Like Corpus Christi? Beat the Heat With an Affordable Lake House

By Candy Evans / August 4, 2024 /

Many of us get down to Corpus Christi to be closer to the beach — as in Cinnamon Shores and Port Aransas, home to one of my favorite Italian restaurants. But there is another waterfront community nearby that is a real sleeper. Just head about 30 minutes northwest of Corpus Lake Corpus Christi, near Mathis.…

Josy Cooner Brought the World to Her Home, Now You’ve Got a Shot at Buying It

By Candy Evans / August 1, 2024 /

If you don’t recognize the name Josy Cooner (Collins), try Scott + Cooner, the 21,000-square-foot haute modern showroom in the Dallas Design District that has been a Dallas icon for the last 25 years. Quite simply, it is the best place in town to source beautiful modern home furnishings. Lloyd Scott and Josy Cooner-Collins teamed…