Candy Evans

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

Magnolia West Brings Luxury and Convenience to Westworth Village

By Candy Evans / December 1, 2018 /

Westworth Village is a growing enclave just outside Fort Worth, but don’t let the small-town population fool you — it’s close to some of the best amenities Fort Worth has to offer, and the private, gated Magnolia West community puts you right in the thick of everything. Magnolia West is perched across the street from…

Eat, Drink, Be Merry — And Check Out Fort Worth’s Magnolia West

By Candy Evans / November 30, 2018 /

The John Zimmerman Group has come up with a fool-proof way to get a little holiday shopping done, check out Fort Worth’s Magnolia West community, and even catch the Texas-OU Big 12 Championship this Saturday, all in the same place. The Realtor, who is with Compass, has planned a progressive event that will allow visitors to…

Market Sputter in Frisco, Continued: Where is the Sizzle Stopping?

By Candy Evans / November 30, 2018 /

Once again, Frisco makes national Real Estate news, not for being the very best community to live, or the fastest-growing community in the U.S., but for being oversupplied with brand new homes as the real estate market shifts from a seller’s paradise to a buyer’s market, and as new home sales dip nationwide by almost…

The Most Exclusive Rental Property in Dallas is Ready: Welcome to The McKenzie

By Candy Evans / November 28, 2018 /

Don’t know about you, but I am doing a big huge about face when it comes to renting.  First of all, tax changes. Second of all, tax changes: we pay more in property taxes, and cannot deduct them or most of the mortgage interest, so why, at a certain point in your lives when you…

Is the North Texas Real Estate Market Sputtering? More Like a Soft Landing?

By Candy Evans / November 26, 2018 /

Huge Wall Street Journal story being circulated via Twitter, etc. today, “The U.S. Housing Boom Is Coming to an End, Starting in Dallas.” Dallas, really? “Home prices zoomed higher in recent years, and mortgage rates are climbing. Buyers are queasy.” Now we know our market is not as hot as it was in 2015 and 2016,…