Candy Evans

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

Best of: Andy Beal Closed on the Hicks Residence in 2016 — The Most Expensive Real Estate Transaction in Dallas Real Estate History

By Candy Evans / December 31, 2016 /

In fifteen more days Andy Beal will have owned the Hicks Crespi Estate, aka Walnut Place, for a whole year. My how time flies. This was the biggest real estate transaction in Dallas last year, and in the state until the sale of the Waggoner Ranch in Vernon, Texas. Of course, Waggoner is practically its…

Best Of: Disney Streets Midcentury Will Have You Singing Sinatra, Polishing Martini Glasses

By Candy Evans / December 31, 2016 /

This was one of our most popular posts in 2016, and you can clearly see why. From round beds to the turquoise bathroom to the pristine pink Caddie in the driveway, oh yes and the Kip’s Big Boy by the pool, this home was listed for $665,000 and has been reduced now to $630,000. The…

Dallas & Area Real Estate in 2017? Boring old Normal.

By Candy Evans / December 31, 2016 /

2017 will most likely be a different year for North Texas real estate. We have had a long run of a bull market. Near-record years of construction, infill, sales and increasing values have kept North Texas real estate agents head’s spinning with contracts and, frankly, the good life. To be clear, it was and, in…

Phil Crone: My Two Housing Holiday Wishes — More Labor, Less Regulation

By Candy Evans / December 29, 2016 /

by Phil Crone, Executive Officer, Dallas Builder’s Association What a year it has been! Homes are where the jobs sleep at night, and we have had added plenty of both in 2016. More than 113,000 jobs and nearly 30,000 homes lead most housing economists to rank Dallas-Fort Worth as the nation’s top housing market, snatching…

25% Off for Realtors at Equinox Spa Highland Park!

By Candy Evans / December 23, 2016 /

Have you, like me, been indulging in the usual holiday goodies? Are your hands a mess from pine branches, gift wrapping and last week’s cold front? Have all the parties and shopping done nothing more than tone your “stick a credit card in the chip reader” muscles? Equinox Highland Park to your rescue! Shane Smith…