Candy Evans

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

How the “Elephant House” on Mockingbird Lane Helped a Nine Year Old Little Girl Feel So Much Better

By Candy Evans / October 17, 2018 /

You never, ever know who is going to see the front of your house, how they will experience it. For the most part, we treat the front of our homes, the famous “drive-up appeal”, with incredible care, especially if the home is being marketed for sale. Some homeowners always take pride in their home’s outside…

Sold! Selena Gomez’s Stunning Fort Worth Estate in Montserrat

By Candy Evans / October 12, 2018 /

4649 Saint Laurent Court in beautiful Montserrat, a luxury Fort Worth neighborhood, sold and closed today. It had been the estate of 26 year old pop star singer Selena Marie Gomez, who bought the 10,016 square foot home in November of 2015. This home is where the Grand Prairie native has been quietly spending time here…

David Fair, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / October 12, 2018 /

He was the father of Texas Real Estate. Everyone knew and loved David Lewis Fair, 77, who passed away Oct. 11, 2018, after a five-year battle with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease. David was born in Dallas on August 15, 1941, to parents William Wren Fair, Jr. and Doris Elizabeth McCommas Fair. He attended…

Walk into Style with this Lakewood Eclectic Craftsman from Desco Fine Homes

By Candy Evans / October 5, 2018 /

Quality craftsmanship, comfortable luxury, and a coveted location come together in one Lakewood custom home by one of North Texas’ top homebuilders. The Craftsman eclectic at 6225 McCommas Blvd. is new construction from CandysDirt.com Approved Builder Desco Fine Homes and it impresses with its transitional style, thoughtful spaces, and high-end features.  “We love the Wilshire Heights/Lakewood area of Dallas…

The McKenzie on Harvard: Luxury Lease Living FINALLY Gets SHUBS

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2018 /

I’m going to be honest here: Dallas isn’t exactly winning in the luxury lease market. We have a few, a handful, of higher-end lease apartments that, no matter how sparkly the quartzite is in the kitchen, still scream “apartment living.” Things like small closets, boring ceilings, metal return ducts, miniature laundry facilities (with a shelf…