Candy Evans

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

R.I.P. 3616 Crescent Avenue, Hexter House, by E.G. Hamilton

By Candy Evans / August 8, 2017 /

1963 to 2017 The new owner is Gil J. Besing, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Cardinal Capital Partners, Inc. and a seasoned real estate investor. His wife is Tricia Besing. They currently have a home in Highland Park across from the Dallas Country Club on Saint Andrews Drive. Hexter House, you had a good…

Lakewood Hills Beauty is (Un)locked, Loaded, and Better Than New One-Half Block from Santa Fe Trail

By Candy Evans / August 4, 2017 /

Sometimes a home comes to market that offers so much, you really wonder if it might not be a fun gig to take bets on how long it will last on the market. Can we do that here, or is it illegal? Because I want to place a bet on 7339 La Vista in Lakewood…

Champions School of Real Estate Founder Rita Santamaria is a Cover Girl!

By Candy Evans / August 2, 2017 /

 If I were to tell you how many big-name, top-tier multi-million dollar producing agents got their start at Champions it would be, well, like a Breakfast of Champions! So it’s no surprise Real Estate and You Magazine is featuring a very familiar face as its July cover girl: Champions School of Real Estate Founder Rita Santamaria.  …

Ebby Halliday Helps First-Time Homebuyers Find Their Perfect Properties

By Candy Evans / July 28, 2017 /

A new WalletHub study paints an exciting picture for DFW. Four North Texas cities were named in the top 10 places nationwide for first-time homebuyers: McKinney, Frisco, Allen, and Richardson.  The Ebby Halliday Companies, which includes Dallas-based Ebby Halliday Realtors and Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, as well as Fort Worth-based Williams Trew Real Estate, garnered 11.13 percent of the…

Frontgate Picks Legacy West as Site of Flagship U.S. Brick & Mortar Store

By Candy Evans / July 28, 2017 /

Wait, did I say a store store? Yes, I did. Frontgate, that wonderful luxury lifestyle retailer known for its best-in-class furnishings, enhancements, and gadgets, plus the catalogue everyone receives — best patio and outdoor selections hands down, and those signature holiday decorations! —  has traditionally been a mail order retailer. With the exception of a few outlets…