Candy Evans

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

RIP: After Four Year Battle With Pancreatic Cancer, Allie Beth Allman and Dallas Lose Jack Jacobs

By Candy Evans / June 11, 2018 /

Word came early today that Allie Beth Allman & Associates executive vice president Jack Jacobs, adoring father and husband to luxury real estate powerhouse Doris Jacobs, father to their two beautiful powerhouse daughters, passed over the weekend. Jack, who passed away early Sunday morning, June 10, losing his four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.  “We cannot…

Renovated Beauty on Beauty Backs to Royal Park & Trails

By Candy Evans / June 8, 2018 /

I could not let Friday pass by without showing off this beautiful northwest Dallas renovation from Mike Rodriguez and RS Construction, a well-known and highly-respected remodeler with more than 15 years’ experience with renovations in North Dallas and the Park Cities. .  These home crafting geniuses took a four bedroom northwest Dallas ranch on Beauty…

Desirability Is Where It’s at for the Residences at the Stoneleigh

By Candy Evans / June 8, 2018 /

It’s the buzz around the Dallas real estate community, and units are 63 percent sold. This 22-story high-rise is one of the most coveted properties in the city, and I’ll tell you why… The Residences at the Stoneleigh combine a rare real estate opportunity with superior service, luxury amenities, and an incredible location to nail…

Forney Historic House Represented by Ebby Halliday Realtors on 2.3 Acres

By Candy Evans / June 8, 2018 /

Only 22 miles east of Dallas, turn back time and find an utterly charmed, turn-of-the-century Forney historic home. Sitting on 2.337 acres with big shade trees and lots of landscaping, it has original features married beautifully to more recent updates. Very few of these grand historic homes remain in Texas, especially in such pristine condition. Located at 303 S. Center…

Historic Craftsman Charmer at 5939 Richmond Has Wonderful Secret We Cannot Divulge

By Candy Evans / June 5, 2018 /

We hear it all the time: Dallas is loaded with cookie-cutter homes, one looking just like the other. Builders, those naughty peeps, scrape down homes with character then build new hogging the entire lot, which few can afford. Where is charm? Where is history? Where is something freakin’ green and ORIGINAL?   Grab your checkbook…