Candy Evans

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

This Forest Hills Home Dropped $300K and it Feels Like We’re Seeing More Bargains Like it

By Candy Evans / June 11, 2024 /

A Forest Hills home has dropped price by $300,000. Seeing some other price drops, too: What’s going on here with Dallas real estate?

Our home prices are rising a little slower than they have been the past couple years. According to the latest Case Shiller reports, D-FW home prices were up only 3.6% — I’m not complaining — this when compared to March 2023 levels. But we were not leading the pack as we have been the last couple of years.

Zero-Lot Line, Country French Stone Wonder is Now Available in Normandy Estates

By Candy Evans / June 9, 2024 /

We love Normandy Estates in Plano. Frankly, it’s one of the best developments south of 121 and also frankly, the last. Located just west of Legacy West and The Shops at Legacy, the location cannot be beat. Though easy shopping is nearby, once you are ensconced in those gates it takes a lot to get…

The Opening of Lakeside White Rock is The Biggest Dallas Real Estate Story of The Summer

By Candy Evans / June 5, 2024 /

Lakeside White Rock is not only one of the most anticipated real estate developments in East Dallas, it is one of the most influential examples of progressive real estate in a city screaming for more housing options. Transitional, beautiful, well-built, and loaded with luxurious amenities, Lakeside White Rock offers buyers the perks of a custom-built home at…

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Website Wins a National Award

By Candy Evans / May 24, 2024 /

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty is used to sweeping any rankings of best agents. Now, North Texas’ most renowned luxury brokerage can add another best to its bragging rights: Its briggsfreeman.com was just named one of the top real estate sites in the entire United States. T3 Sixty, the respected strategic management consulting firm in the…

A Lively Story: Preston Hollow East Home of a Dallas Real Estate Legend Has a Beautiful Pool And a Money Tree

By Candy Evans / May 23, 2024 /

Whether you know the name Della Lively or not, Della knew you. She knew everyone. The late local real estate icon with the killer work ethic and equally killer hat collection had a sixth sense about buyers, sellers, and everybody else. She understood exactly what we liked and needed — often better than we did.…