Candy Evans

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

Hawkins-Welwood Homes & CandysDirt Want to Show You Right-Sizing at 31 Abbey Creek Way

By Candy Evans / December 7, 2018 /

We don’t just want to show you 31 Abbey Creek Way in North Dallas, Hawkins-Welwood Homes’ brand new, easy-living model at the beautiful Lawns of Glen Abbey. We want to show you how to right-size — how to build a home with everything you want and need on a tighter footprint— at a CandysDirt exclusive expert…

North American Title to Merge with Silicon Valley Disruptor, States Title

By Candy Evans / December 7, 2018 /

I have been hearing all week long that something was afoot at North American Title Company, that a big announcement was coming Friday, and that there has been a lot of personnel movement as of late. Well, comes word that North American is merging some of its operations with a Silicon Valley-based start-up that was…

Alpine Mountain Ranch and Club in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

By Candy Evans / December 4, 2018 /

We know that North Texans always think of Colorado as sort of an annexation, a bedroom community, where we can escape the heat in summer, and glide around in that white stuff called snow we never see much of during Texas winters. It’s not that far that many drive, there are so many direct flights,…

Going Commando Under $400K: the Death of the Home Appraisal?

By Candy Evans / December 4, 2018 /

The mood in Washington, D.C. these days is to unwind regulation. So I guess we should not be surprised that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently said it is considering going commando, so to speak, on appraisals for residential real estate transactions under $400,000. The current rules in place now do not…

The McKenzie, Most Exclusive Rental Property in Dallas II: Wolf Ranges, Wine Fridges, Shubs and More

By Candy Evans / December 3, 2018 /

We are so excited to be the first in town to show you The McKenzie, StreetLights Residential’s newest and most glam property offering in Dallas. Last video, we told you about all the “common space” amenities in this building — trust me, none of them are common — from the multiple, beautifully decked-out salons and…