Candy Evans

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

Luxe Southlake Estate Sits on over 4 Acres of Coveted Dirt, Repped by Ebby Halliday

By Candy Evans / July 31, 2018 /

On one of the most desirable streets in Southlake, there is a privately secure, gated property that is architect-designed and custom built by David Lewis. It sits on over 4 acres and is all about luxury with over 5,000 square feet.  The house at 920 S. Peytonville Ave. is like no other and impresses from the…

North Dallas, Preston Hollow: Pop-Up Homeless Shelters May Be Coming To Your Neighborhood…

By Candy Evans / July 31, 2018 /

Pop up homeless shelters may soon be coming to recreational centers all over Dallas, including North Dallas and the fringes of Preston Hollow — Fretz Park, Campbell Green, Timberglen, Walnut Hill Recreation Center, Churchill Recreation Center — if a current proposal from the newly created Office for Homeless Solutions to house Dallas’ homeless is approved…

TopMix Permeable: Why Are We Not Using This in Dallas?

By Candy Evans / July 27, 2018 /

A U.K. firm has created a water absorbing concrete that I seriously think we need to take a look at and begin using or making here in the U.S. STAT. This concrete is called “TopMix permeable”  and it acts as a giant concrete sieve/sponge, allowing the rainwater to drain right through it. Working on the traditional…

Lake, Ranch Life, and Polo All Within 45 Minutes of Dallas at 505 Ranch Club

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2018 /

Most second home shoppers build vacation home dreams on one or two activities — the beach, the lake, or the hills. But buyers at the 505 Ranch Club  are getting three or more activities to fill the lazy days of weekends and turn every day into an experience. The private, exclusive enclave on Cedar Creek Lake, one…

Build-to-Suit with Bella Custom Homes Takes Custom Design to a New Level

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2018 /

Stacy Brotemarkle comes by her passion for homebuilding through a deep family history. Her grandfather and father were builders, her grandmother in real estate, and her uncle an architect. “My mom has a picture of me at two years old sitting on a stack of plywood on one of my dad’s job sites,” Brotemarkle laughs.…