Candy Evans

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

Meet Chris Kelly, New CEO of Ebby Halliday

By Candy Evans / November 13, 2018 /

If Ebby could have flown down and hand-picked a charming, intelligent, engaging millennial to lead her company into the 22nd century, or what Thomas Friedman calls the “Age of Acceleration,” I have no doubt she would have picked Chris Kelly. I had a chance to sit down and grill Chris last week, and even with…

Bella Custom Homes’ 4926 Deloache Ave. Is Like a Work of Art

By Candy Evans / November 13, 2018 /

When the venerable Dallas builder Tony Visconti says a home is well-built, you better believe it’s top-notch, hands-down, best-materials-that-money-can-buy kind of quality, and that’s clearly true with this $14 million Deloache Avenue estate built by Bella Custom Homes. CandysDirt.com has been following this exquisite Italian Mediterranean estate at 4926 Deloache Avenue in old Preston Hollow…

How Architect Allan Ross Designed the Spectacular Bentley Place for Downsizing

By Candy Evans / November 1, 2018 /

When Dallas architect Allan Ross conceptualized Bentley Place in Greenway Parks, he designed the eight-villa luxury development with at least one specific type of home buyer in mind: downsizers. At last month’s CandysDirt.com Staff Party, we gabbed with the noted architect about a mind-boggling virtual reality tour of Bentley Place (seriously, mind-boggling!) and discussed some…

District 115 Candidate Julie Johnson Taking Advantage of Farmers Branch Economic Incentive

By Candy Evans / October 30, 2018 /

There is a very nasty political battle going on for Texas House District 115 — which covers Addison, Coppell, Carrollton, Farmers Branch and Irving. And part of that battle involves real estate. Republican incumbent Matt Rinaldi has a Democratic challenger, Julie Johnson. The two are facing off in what is being called one of the…

No Tricks: Farmers Branch Really Pays You to Tear Down a House and Rebuild

By Candy Evans / October 29, 2018 /

Yes, the City of Farmers Branch will actually pay you to tear down a house.