Candy Evans

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

Federal Trade Commission Settlement: Opendoor to Refund Home Sellers $62M

By Candy Evans / April 4, 2024 /

Remember those ads where Opendoor strongly hinted that if you sold your home with them, you would save money? They’d buy your house, you wouldn’t mess with showings or repairs, It just sounded too good to be true. The Federal Trade Commission agreed: Opendoor is now banned from making “false, misleading and unsubstantiated claims about…

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Take a Closer Look at This Jewel Box One Block From Highland Park Village

By Candy Evans / March 27, 2024 /

We sometimes use the word “jewel box” to describe a home that is so well put together and sophisticated it looks as if it has been carefully chiseled to perfection to shine like a gemstone. Such a home is 4437 Livingston Avenue in the heart of Highland Park. It is about a block from the jewel…

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This Home Hosted President Biden During His Dallas Fundraising Stop

By Candy Evans / March 22, 2024 /

President Biden made many stops during is visit to Dallas, and one of them happens to be the stunning home of Sharon & Dr. Kneeland Youngblood over on Leachman Circle, not too far from former District 13 City Council member Jennifer Staubach Gates’ creek-hugging home. Here’s what Karen Eubank had to say about the location…

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Woodland Hills: This Hochatown Development Is Pretty Hot With The Brown Brothers

By Candy Evans / March 11, 2024 /

“When I get to Woodland Hills, I can watch my blood pressure drop after being in the Dallas Fort Worth area,” says Scott Brown. Does the name sound familiar? Scott Brown is the brother of the well-known Dallas Morning News real estate editor Steve Brown, who retired on March 1 after 47 years of faithful…

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Spring Break Alert: Two Incredible Vacation Homes Are Ready For Fun in Henderson Bay at Long Cove

By Candy Evans / March 8, 2024 /

We have long believed in the vacation home magic of Long Cove, one of the most popular vacation home developments in the state. It is proximate to Dallas-Fort Worth, exquisitely planned and orchestrated, and the developer had the experience and resources to do it right from the beginning. Long Cove is also driveable from Dallas —…

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