Candy Evans

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

Ralph Lauren’s Coffee Concept Could Replace Highland Park Village Starbucks

By Candy Evans / October 27, 2023 /

I had been hearing this for a while, and now it’s confirmed: The Starbucks in Highland Park Village is closing in February of 2024. However, CandysDirt.com has just learned that Ralph’s Coffee — an upscale coffee concept from Ralph Lauren, will occupy the space. The Highland Park Village Starbucks location, which is next door to…

Eclectic Belmont Addition Cottage is a Hipster’s Dream Come True

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2023 /

Teffy Jacobs has listed an eclectic bungalow in the Belmont Addition neighborhood of East Dallas that is (a) adorable to the studs and (b) pretty darn right affordable in this market. No, this is not your cookie-cutter ranch with a Ring doorbell. The Redwood-colored charmer has a courtyard entrance, beautifully tiled fireplaces, cedar exterior, two…

Sunday’s Turtle Creek Association Tour of Homes Takes You Back Into Homes And Out of The Ordinary

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2023 /

For those of us who love condominiums, high-rises, and “compact” living, this event is always a highlight in the Dallas-Fort Worth home tour smorgasbord. And even better, this year we get to step foot in actual homes, unlike last year when COVID-19 forced us to be virtual. Of course, I got to step foot in…

BREAKING: Real Estate Board of New York Changes Buyer Agent Commission Rules

By Candy Evans / October 19, 2023 /

As many agents and brokers know, a major lawsuit began Monday in Missouri that could permanently affect the commission structure across the US. It could also, I believe, place a huge obstacle in home affordability by putting the burden of the buyer agent commission onto the homebuyer. The Sitzer/Burnett commission trial is in its fourth…

A Dallas Cowboy’s Dream Home is a Buyer’s Touchdown at The Landing

By Candy Evans / October 15, 2023 /

Oh if only I could tell you that this house is on the market because the seller, former Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame inductee and defensive tackle Tony Casillas, is moving to the Star in Frisco where he will plant himself as a consigliere reserve for America’s team. Casillas, a Tulsa native, could sure lend…