Candy Evans

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

Wall Street Getting Bullish on “iBuyer” Platforms, Claiming Sales Boosts, Lower Commissions: Be Very Afraid

By Candy Evans / June 13, 2017 /

You know what we are talking about: new companies (called “Platforms”)  like Opendoor and now OfferPad (co-founded by a former top producing realtor!) are being embraced by Wall Street as a way to “drive Americans to move more frequently, resulting in more home sales.” Stimulating interest in real estate. Glory be, sounds like the pre-crash days. Inman’s…

Happy Pre-Father’s Day to Father of the Year Pierce Allman (and ALL DADS!)

By Candy Evans / June 11, 2017 /

Update 12:00 pm: this item has been updated to reflect today is not Father’s Day, it is next Sunday: we are getting a head start! Our own Pierce Allman was named Father of the Year at the 42nd Anniversary Father of the Year Awards Luncheon this past week, one of three to receive the honor.…

Curbed Names Dallas City Hall One of Top Ten Most Beautiful City Halls. Hmmmm

By Candy Evans / June 9, 2017 /

It has a different aesthetic than many of the nation’s older, more traditional Flemish Renaissance, Art Deco, Georgian cum French Renaissance city halls: it’s edgy contemporary. Personally, I think the exterior needs a good steam cleaning  — interiors, too! But our I.M. Pei-designed Dallas City Hall, which has been around and talked about since 1978,…

Bug Free Forever: Turning My Patio Into a Screened Porch Was a Screenfest

By Candy Evans / June 8, 2017 /

KJ Custom Screens & Designs added 360 bug-free square feet to our house. We have another whole room, with solid floors and a hose. “I think this is the smartest thing you have ever done,” he said to me. This from my husband of 37 years. I have had two babies, raised them, helped him…

Don’t Wait for the Rebound: Grab Rick Carlisle’s Stoneleigh Residence Casa While It’s Hot

By Candy Evans / June 7, 2017 /

I swear, every time I walk into a unit at the Stoneleigh Residences, I think I have seen the most beautiful condo in Dallas. It just gets better every time. But this time, I actually may have seen the best home here ever, and it belongs to a very tall sports legend. Dallas Mavericks head…