Candy Evans

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

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…

Bob Thompson’s Right-Sized Beauty at The Lawn of Glen Abbey Has Me Thinking

By Candy Evans / July 24, 2024 /

I will be completely upfront with you. If you don’t buy this house, I just might sweep it up! We happen to be in the crosshairs of Old Father Time — we are getting older, but our house and property are not shrinking like our brain cells. We have covered the beautiful community of The…

Candy Evans: Why the ForwardDallas Land Use Plan Is Backward

By Candy Evans / July 22, 2024 /

My husband Walter and I paid $65,000 for our first home in northwest Dallas 45 years ago. Today that home is valued at $528,000. About 40% of this city is zoned for single-family housing, and less than 5% is zoned for multifamily. Single-family homes are the power engine for the Dallas economy. So why do…