Candy Evans

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

Total Destruction: What Will Hurricane Harvey do to the Houston Real Estate Market?

By Candy Evans / August 28, 2017 /

We begin our week by telling friends and relatives in South Texas how very, very sorry we are for the destruction they are experiencing. Harvey the Horrible is filling Houston with water. Five deaths have been reported. More than 1,000 people have been rescued from the flooding while the city of Houston has responded to…

Find Your Perfect Rockwall Home with Community Experts Ebby Halliday Realtors

By Candy Evans / August 25, 2017 /

About 25 miles northeast of Dallas on the eastern shores of Lake Ray Hubbard, Rockwall is a popular city for people looking for lake living and a strong sense of community. This is a rapidly growing area, with a population around 40,000 in its 31 square miles.  It’s a popular place for good reason: family-oriented, small-town feel with…

Ebby Golf Tournament Benefits Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Frisco

By Candy Evans / August 23, 2017 /

Ebby Halliday Realtors’ Frisco office is hosting its ninth annual Charity Golf Tournament at Stonebriar Country Club on Monday, Sept. 18. One-hundred percent of the proceeds from the event will benefit Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Frisco. Recognizing the growing need, Texas Scottish Rite is building a new ambulatory care center in Frisco, at the corner…

Hip Pocket Alert: Great Location in UP, Big Name Architect, Not Yet in MLS

By Candy Evans / August 23, 2017 /

A recent question in Quora posed, how do you find a home in this tight RE market before it hits the market? Answer: Christy Berry. Berry tells me she has a hip pocket that is to-die-for great on Centenary in University Park that you might want to take a gander at: five bedrooms, four and…

Foundations: Pier & Beam vs Pier-ed Slab. Which is Better?

By Candy Evans / August 22, 2017 /

Remember that freeze we had just before Christmas last?  Somehow, something had knocked the insulation off a fire sprinkler pipe in the attic above our media room, which took talent because we have a ton of insulation in our attics. Since I seldom go upstairs, I did not know there was a leak from a…