Candy Evans

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

JP and Associates Has Own Night of Academy Awards: The Seppes

By Candy Evans / March 18, 2019 /

  As we may have mentioned, it’s real estate awards season. By now, you must have heard of The Seppes, an evening gala to top all galas, otherwise known as JP & Associates annual black-tie awards.   JP & Associates is one of the hottest real estate stories in North Texas. A story that is…

Founding Agents Reflect on Their First Year at Compass Dallas

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2019 /

It’s that time of the year, when brokerages are toasting, and praising, those hard-working top producers who killed it in 2018, selling millions of dollars of dirt during a year that, while not one of the toughest on record, saw a significant market contraction and rising interest rates. Celebratory events have been happening across town,…

A Little Green Thing Going On in the Bathroom

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2019 /

I don’t know why, but these pea-green bathrooms straight from the 1950’s fascinate me. Our very first home in Dallas (on Ainsworth, northwest Dallas) has this same green tile mudded in. I love that the owners of this house took that green to the max, painting the cabinets an even darker shade of green with…

This Peninsula Property Can Be Your End of the Day Getaway

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2019 /

  It is no secret we are in love with The Peninsula, a small finger of East Dallas dirt that stretches around White Rock Lake’s eastern shore just off Buckner Boulevard. We write about almost every home that hits the market there for several reasons: It’s so hot, properties barely last on the market. In…

Cuteness Alert: Adorable Cottage With Glam Interiors Now Reduced in The Peninsula

By Candy Evans / March 8, 2019 /

I don’t have to tell you where this property is, the name “Peninsula” says it all. This is one of the hottest, if not THE  hottest, locations in Dallas for downsizing boomers, first-time home buyers, even families — just about everyone. We have written so much about it: so many are ditching their ‘hoods for The…