Candy Evans

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

Alice of Dallas, R.I.P. You Will Be Missed, Never Forgotten

By Candy Evans / June 30, 2018 /

When I think of “Dallas Alice” Slaney Davis, I think of the original Dallas personalities who made this great city the real estate powerhouse it has become: Ebby Halliday, Mary Frances Burleson, Virginia Cook, Paula Stringer, Jenny Ling, Mona Biskamp… And Alice Slaney Davis. “Alice of Dallas”, as she called herself (and everyone called her)…

Party On at Preston Hollow Village’s Grand Opening This Week Thursday!

By Candy Evans / June 26, 2018 /

I kind of feel like a proud mama whose baby is graduating from high school, with highest honors. Preston Hollow Village celebrates its Grand Opening this Thursday, June 28th, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Festivities will take place in The Douglas, 7825 Firefall Way, Dallas, TX, 75230. You simply cannot miss the partying. Preston Hollow…

Hoebeke Builders, Inc: Rock Solid, Tailor Made Build-to-Suit Suits

By Candy Evans / June 22, 2018 /

For more than 35 years Hoebeke Builders, Inc. (HBI) has been a “build-to-suit,” contract-only residential construction company specializing in luxury private homes across North Texas. Run by one of the straightest-talking home builders to have ever lifted a hammer, Bob Hoebeke based his company on a time-tested, client-based system of project administration. And he was…

Modern, Industrial Coppell House Looks Like It Jumped Off the Pages of a Magazine

By Candy Evans / June 21, 2018 /

Industrial contemporary meets organic in the architectural design of a truly original Coppell house we’re loving. It’s a custom three-story creation on almost an acre, like nothing else in North Texas, where attention to detail and creative style choices create something one-of-a-kind.  From the moment you step onto the drawbridge walkway, crossing over the fishpond,…

Yes, That’s Candy’s Byline on Forbes.com

By Candy Evans / June 20, 2018 /

I have totally forgotten to tell y’all that I am now a contributor to Forbes.com. Started a while back, and I already have a few stories in the hopper. This is my first, a primer on North Texas real estate: 12 Things you Need to Know About North Texas Real Estate. Let me know what you…