Candy Evans

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

This Wall of Stickers is the Most Valued Part of this Philly Property

By Candy Evans / June 5, 2017 /

When I was in high school, my boyfriend and I decorated the newspaper office by hand — he was editor in chief, I was executive editor. We papered the walls with his impressive collection of famous newspaper pages. The office was not huge, but we covered every wall and shellac’d over it all. This was…

Phoenix Broker Challenges NAR to Put the Stops on Zillow’s Instant Offers “Integrated Experience” NOW

By Candy Evans / June 5, 2017 /

Greg Hague is a Phoenix-based real estate broker and owner of Real Estate Mavericks. He is also an attorney. He is mad as hell at Zillow and “not going to take it anymore.” So Greg has started an on-line petition, that we are including here, in case you want to sign it. There are already…

New Online Tool Takes the Headache Out of Home Inspection Repairs

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2017 /

We’re excited today to announce the launch of a new service for home buyers we feel has been seriously lacking in the marketplace for years. In fact, we would go so far as to say there has been a dire need for a solution to this problem since home inspection reports became widely used. We’re just…

Zillow Instant Offers: How Long Before We Sell Houses Online?

By Candy Evans / May 25, 2017 /

By now you have called in to refill your Xanex Rx after learning that Zillow is not only democratizing the home buying process, it’s turning it into an Amazon-like experience. We knew this was coming. The online real estate disruptor announced this week a pilot program for buying and selling homes online called “Zillow Instant Offers.” The…

Conservative Move: a Social Movement Majorly Targeting North Texas ?

By Candy Evans / May 25, 2017 /

We all know Californians are flocking to Texas, but have you ever heard of a political movement specifically bringing them our way? On May 22, Conservative Move launched on social media and a conservative’s dream of finding like-minded neighbors was made: help relocate families out of liberal dens (usually on each coast) to conservative pockets…