Candy Evans

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

Preston Hollow Elegance and Luxury Is Best Represented by Ebby Halliday Realtors

By Candy Evans / August 16, 2018 /

Drive the streets of Preston Hollow regularly and you might see some famous faces, from George W. Bush and Mark Cuban to former Dallas mayors Tom Leppert and Laura Miller. This is one of the most sought-after and affluent neighborhoods in the city, with gorgeous estates on larger lots and an excellent location just five miles…

Meet John Hawkins, Principle at Hawkins-Welwood Homes

By Candy Evans / August 15, 2018 /

If you have lived in Dallas or North Texas for more than six months, chances are you have been inside a Hawkins-Welwood Home. Hawkins-Welwood homes are everywhere, stretching from the Park Cities to Plano to Frisco and soon, Southlake. The company is also delving into luxury high rises: Hawkins-Welwood Homes has created the amenity areas…

Auction Alert and Staff Party: Baseball All-Star Michael Young’s Fab French Estate

By Candy Evans / August 10, 2018 /

Enjoy the ambiance of the stately, one-of-a-kind custom home of Texas Rangers Hall of Fame inductee and All-Star Michael Young for our next CandysDirt.com Staff Party. Dramatic touches like a sweeping staircase, hand-scraped hardwood floors, and beamed ceilings create a warm and luxurious space with Old World appeal in 7,715 square feet at 3508 Bryn…

Scoop: The Round House Is Coming On the Market

By Candy Evans / August 7, 2018 /

One of my favorite homes in Dallas… stay tuned, stay very tuned!

Buckner Terrace Petition Against Using Timberlawn for Homeless Now Almost 1000 Signatures

By Candy Evans / August 6, 2018 /

As of 12:30 p.m. tonight, the petition started by Buckner Terrace resident Abbi Reynolds has expanded to 920 signatures and is quickly gaining speed. If Mayor Rawlings and the Dallas City Council chose to move ahead despite the protests of nearly 1,000 residents, I would think that would be political suicide, if not worse. And after reading…