Candy Evans

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

Coldwell Banker Says GOTCHA, Dipping Into iBuyer Biz in Dallas, Atlanta Beginning Oct. 1

By Candy Evans / September 25, 2018 /

I don’t know, maybe selling a home these days is just getting too darn complicated. All I know is that two,  three, and soon, four of these iBuyer startups are now in town and doing pretty well based on the philosophy that consumers in lower-priced homes are willing to forego some profit in order to get rid…

The City of Dallas Has a New Service Request App for iPhone, Google Play

By Candy Evans / September 25, 2018 /

We are so used to dialing 3-1-1  to get service from the city, it may take some getting used to: Dallas 311 is launching new service request software, updating their website, and replacing the current Dallas 311 mobile app with the new OurDallas app. The current 311 app will be taken down tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept.…

Susan Baldwin Group Heads to Allie Beth Allman & Associates

By Candy Evans / September 24, 2018 /

The day is not yet over and there is more news about high producing agents migrating to different brokers. Allie Beth Allman & Associates announced today that the top-producing Susan Baldwin Group, led by Susan Baldwin, has joined Allie Beth Allman & Associates, “building on the luxury real estate boutique’s strong foundation of client service, cutting-edge…

Kevin Caskey Departs C21 to Lead Agent Operations at Halo Realty

By Candy Evans / September 24, 2018 /

Kevin Caskey, that dapper, loved-by-every-real-estate-practitioner-in-town, super-star agent, has left Century 21 Judge Fite’s Fine Homes & Estates luxury division to join Halo Group Realty where he will be leading the company as Executive Vice President. Kevin started his real estate career with Keller Williams, Dallas City Center, where he quickly became a top producer. He took…

Joan Eleazer Sells Champ d’Or AGAIN: Hickory Creek Estate to Become Entertainment Venue

By Candy Evans / September 21, 2018 /

Joan Eleazer with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty is one pretty amazing agent. In fact, when I hear talk of Realtors going by the wayside as AVM’s and other computer-based platforms take over the selling of homes, I think of Joan. She sold Champ d’Or, once priced at $72 million, after nine years and eight…