Candy Evans

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

Feds Indict 21 on Alleged Luxury Hospital Kickback Scheme: Now Where Do They Live?

By Candy Evans / December 2, 2016 /

I want to make something perfectly clear: an indictment does not mean you are guilty. And U.S. medical law is very complex, a difficult road to navigate. It is also my personal belief that sometimes the medical community is held to higher standards than any other profession while payment for services is tightly regulated by…

“Real Housewives of Dallas” Star Stephanie Hollman Nabs Turtle Creek Estate at Auction… Let the Parties Begin!

By Candy Evans / December 1, 2016 /

Knockers, not lockers: fresh from their multi-million flip in LA, Real Housewives of Dallas star Stephanie Hollman and hubby Travis nab 3816 Turtle Creek Blvd at auction and boy, did they get a deal!

One Dallas “Real Housewife” Was Apparently Playing House… in LA!

By Candy Evans / December 1, 2016 /

Dallas “Real Housewife” Stephanie Hollman and her businessman husband, Travis, have made some pretty lucrative real estate moves out in Los Angeles. Seems they are buying and flipping homes faster than Stephanie can… um, do what she does best on command.  My pal Neal J. Leitereg reports in the LA Times that Stephanie and Travis…

That Big Box Sam’s at Cityplace May Not Happen After All, Property Could Command Higher Price

By Candy Evans / November 29, 2016 /

Word came Tuesday from Jonas Park, the “Accidental Activist”, that a Dallas county judge has ruled to void an ordinance for a planned development district on Central at Carroll Avenue, across from Cityplace, that was all but certain to be a big box Sam’s Wholesale Club. Talk about David and Goliath: Judge Michael O’Neill ruled…

Out of Town Guests Could Find Airbnb Homes Slim Pickin’s in Texas

By Candy Evans / November 25, 2016 /

  Yeah, as slim and skinny as your turkey carcass is right about now. And the decision could affect Airbnb properties all over the state, which could mean those holiday guests stay with YOU! The 4th Court of Appeals in San Antonio has ruled in favor of a San Antonio homeowners association screaming that a…