Candy Evans

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

Breaking: Brady Moore Leaves DPM and Starts Own Exclusive Real Estate Brand

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2017 /

Brady Moore leaves Dave Perry-Miller to start his own high-end luxury firm!

DEEP Gearing Up to Save 1890 Circa Home of Dallas’ First Architect

By Candy Evans / January 6, 2017 /

The Flanders House, above, is at 1923 N. Edgefield in West Dallas. At 125 years old, it is one of the oldest buildings in Dallas. It was built as the home of James Edward Flanders, who is widely known as Dallas’ first architect. (Except that’s not entirely accurate.) The home has not been lived in since the…

Lance Armstrong Drops Price of Stunning West Austin Home to $7.9 Million

By Candy Evans / January 5, 2017 /

It was about this time last year that Shonda Novak of the Austin American-Statesman first reported that former cycling champion Lance Armstrong listed his house in West Austin for sale. The price tag was $8.25 million for the 8,000-square-foot property which he bought in 2013. The house is exquisite. 1706 Windsor Road, in the Old Enfield…

The Late George Michael’s Highland Park Mansion Traded This Summer

By Candy Evans / January 4, 2017 /

It sold on July 25, 2016, snapped up by young designer Ashley Tripplehorn and her husband, Ward Hunt. Owned by Kenny Goss, former partner of pop singer George Michael and principal in the Goss-Michael Foundation, the 5,538-square-foot, four-bedroom, five-and-a-half bath home came to the market at just under $4 million. It closed at $2.9 after…

DFW Real Estate Trends 2017: Alex Doubet, CEO of DOOR

By Candy Evans / January 3, 2017 /

Shortly before our holiday pause, we reached out to several agents and asked them to look into their crystal ball and tell us what we think the real estate market is going to look like this year. I have my own ideas. Naturally, we had to grab Alex Doubet, the somewhat controversial young hot shot…