Candy Evans

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

What Will Donald Trump Do as President? Step One: Dismantle Dodd-Frank

By Candy Evans / November 10, 2016 /

We know that president-elect Donald Trump, as a businessman, probably detests regulations as much as any other business owner. While protective, some go too far and tack on extra costs to consumers. You really need a balance — enough law to protect the consumer and punish morons who prey upon the unsuspecting, but not enough…

Is It Time to Worry About a Mouse in Your House?

By Candy Evans / November 10, 2016 /

  It dipped below 60 degrees last night, and we all know what cooler weather means! Mice! Mice are amazingly successful and adaptable creatures, and can be found on nearly every continent and region on earth. They can thrive in nearly any geographical terrain, including grasslands, forests, mountains, deserts and urban areas—including a recent uptick in mice…

There’s a Real Estate Guy Going to the White House. (Time for a Second Home?)

By Candy Evans / November 9, 2016 /

We know markets do not like uncertainty. Hence the dip last night in equities as the votes trickled in, as the world learned that Donald Trump, a billionaire businessman who made his fortune by investing in real estate, is the 45th president of the United States. What does this mean for North Texas real estate?…

104 Year Old Bianchi House in Peak’s Addition Gets Landmark Commission Approval

By Candy Evans / November 8, 2016 /

The Bianchi house at the corner of Carroll and Reiger in East Dallas is safe, at least for the moment. The 104-year-old Otto Lang & Frank Witchell (Lang & Witchell) “House of the Future” displayed at the Texas Centennial Exposition made it through the Dallas Landmark Hearing Monday afternoon. Whew! Hopefully, the move was step…

Hollywood Street Artist Has a Little Real Estate Fun With Presidential Election

By Candy Evans / November 7, 2016 /

Only in LA would someone create art out of the presidential election AND mix it in with real estate. These images are popping up all over bus-stop benches in Pacific Palisades, Brentwood and Beverly Hills, and sprinkled in the yards of various homes for sale. The artist, an ultra conservative (I guess) named Sabo, is…