Candy Evans

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

Pierce Allman on New Committee to Slow Removal of Lee Statue, Police on High Alert as Council Debates

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2017 /

Update 12:02 am: The statue of Robert E. Lee will be moved and stored. More than 50 people signed up to speak at this morning’s City Council meeting concerning the removal of the statue, and several more (including Pierce Allman) were not able to make it to the mic. Per a motion filed by Mayor Pro…

Doug Chitwood Rejoins Ebby Halliday Realtors at the Iconic Little White House

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2017 /

A familiar name is back at Ebby Halliday Realtors as of this summer. Doug Chitwood began his real estate career with Ebby in 2010 and came back to the brokerage this July. “As a brand, when I think of Ebby, I think of integrity and knowledge — they’re also leaders in technology,” Chitwood said. “I’m impressed…

Texas Realtors Pitching In to Help Harvey Victims

By Candy Evans / September 1, 2017 /

There is nothing like being in your own warm, dry, clean home. But for almost one-third of Houston and residents in other southeast Texas coastal cities, that feeling will be several months off. But the Texas real estate community is gearing up in a frenzy that almost rivals the size of the cat 4 storm…

Exceptional Bluffview Custom Contemporary Takes Luxury Seriously with Fabulous Style

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2017 /

If a contemporary custom build is on your wish list for a luxury home, then feast your eyes on the Phillip-Jennings Custom Homes property at 4430 Taos Rd. Located in Bluffview Estates, this beauty was completed last month and offers exquisite details, exceptional amenities, and one-of-a-kind finish-outs.  “This extraordinary home offers so much for the luxury buyer,…

Airbnb’s Promotional Campaign Not in the Best of Taste

By Candy Evans / August 29, 2017 /

The city’s fourth largest city is being pummeled by one of the most destructive storms in American history. 30% of Harris County is flooded. It appears that Houstonians in a single family house need a boat as much as they do an auto to navigate. And worse of all, at least five people have now…