Candy Evans

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

What Opendoor Had to Say to the Nation’s Top Real Estate Appraisers in Frisco

By Candy Evans / November 1, 2017 /

  Take-away: Opendoor is a tech company with artificial intelligence hard at work behind the scenes, so they are learning in real time from every bit of data input, every listing, every sale A presentation by Dallas Opendoor was one of the most anticipated presentations at last weeks’ annual RAC (Relocation Appraisers & Consultants) industry conference at…

This State Thomas Charmer is as Loaded as a Park Cities Manse

By Candy Evans / November 1, 2017 /

I’m about to give you the dirt on this State Thomas treasure. You’ll be waiting to hear how it was built around the turn of the century, updated in the mid fifties and then eighties, right? The State Thomas neighborhood contains the largest collection of Victorian-era homes remaining in Dallas. Known as Freedman’s Town, it was created…

Breaking: Gaynelle Henger Leaves Coldwell Banker to Join the Collective

By Candy Evans / October 31, 2017 /

The luxury real estate brokerage business in Dallas just got even more competitive. Last week, super-producing agent Gaynelle Henger, who had been powering the newly branded Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Preston Center office of 12 high-performing agents, turned in her resignation. Shocked, we all wondered where she would go next. Yesterday, we found out: Gaynelle…

Ebby Halliday Realtors Brings Local Market Know-How to Allen

By Candy Evans / October 25, 2017 /

Head north to Allen to find some of the hottest real estate in DFW and a family friendly lifestyle supported by schools, parks, and amenities. With a medium household income of over $101,000, this is an affluent suburb with a lot to offer.  People want to move here, as evidenced by its fast growth over the…

Heritage Auctions Adds New Price Point Option in Real Estate

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2017 /

We know that our Maple Avenue-based Heritage Auctions is the undisputed leader in the online luxury auction business — the best place to buy art, jewelry, furnishings, handbags, books, manuscripts, wine … just about anything. They now have offices all over the world, and I do believe they have even surpassed Sotheby’s. Heritage Auctions is the largest…