Candy Evans

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

Dawson State Jail: A Developer’s Potential Valentine for the City of Dallas

By Candy Evans / February 15, 2018 /

We were all too busy yesterday, either with our Valentines (nice!) or, sadly, processing the news of yet another high school mass shooting in Florida. Truly, it’s hard to think of real estate right now. But yesterday, it occurred to me that a North Texas developer has given the city a potentially HUGE gift, the…

Hare & Hare Celebrated at Famous Fort Worth Mansion Bearing a Perfect English Garden

By Candy Evans / February 14, 2018 /

As we all know, Fort Worth has some of the most beautiful homes, not only in the Metroplex, but in the nation. From the modestly priced $250,000 doll houses in Mistletoe Heights to the pristinely preserved mansions of oil barons and first settler descendants, Fort Worth not only boasts beautiful, classical architecture but seems to…

Fall in Love with these Three DFW Luxury Listings from Ebby Halliday Realtors

By Candy Evans / February 14, 2018 /

Romance and flowers are fine and dandy for Valentine’s Day, but real estate is what really sets our hearts aflutter. What better way to celebrate love than to bask in the glory of some seriously spectacular DFW luxury listings?  I’ve found three properties that are positively swoon-worthy, all represented by Ebby Halliday Realtors, one of…

Three Disrupting Developers Bring Us the Best of East Dallas To Date (Plus Dumbwaiters)

By Candy Evans / February 9, 2018 /

Remember this name: Cobalt Homes. A Dallas-based urban builder disrupting the urban town home concept with not just aesthetics and quality construction, but an unheard of thoughtfulness — like a sixth sense — to provide buyers comfort and true home livability. We all love stories about guys who started famous companies at home. In 1939, Bill…

J.P. And Associates Hires Mark Johnson, Former Tom Ferry Coach, as COO

By Candy Evans / February 8, 2018 /

Mark Johnson In Real Estate coaching, there are three big names: Brian Buffini (Buffini & Associates), Mike Ferry and Tom Ferry. And now, one of the insiders from Tom Ferry is a principal at JP and Associates Realtors. It is no secret that the DFW brokerage market is in a frenzy. Agents are jumping one…