Candy Evans

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

Challenge Accepted: This North Texas Luxury Brokerage Has Just Redefined The Agent-Broker Relationship

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2023 /

There is something about one North Texas luxury brokerage that defies description. It has a quality of, well, quality that permeates everything it does — an excellence that sets it apart.  We’re talking about Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, the local brokerage founded here in Dallas — the Park Cities, to be precise — in 1960. From its…

Farewell to The Chief: RIP David Kunkle

By Candy Evans / July 18, 2023 /

Former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle, a pillar of leadership for the Dallas Police Department from 2004 to 2010, the man who upgraded the culture and spirit of the department bringing it into the modern era of policing, died peacefully on Friday morning, July 14. The former chief was married to Dallas real estate lobbyist…

Answering Your Questions About The Biggest Property Tax Break in Texas History

By Candy Evans / July 11, 2023 /

April brought us the news that the Texas House and Senate had finally come to terms and passed the promised property tax relief we have been hearing so much about. I was thrilled, of course, though the state did not go as far as I think it should have. Still, on the surface, this legislation…

Allie Beth Allman’s Alex Perry Again Named No. 1 Real Estate Agent in Dallas And Texas 

By Candy Evans / June 15, 2023 /

For the second year in a row, Alex Perry of Allie Beth Allman & Associates has been named the No. 1 luxury real estate agent in Dallas-Fort Worth and all of Texas.  The recognition comes from RealTrends, featured in The Wall Street Journal, which this month announced The Thousand rankings for 2023. The Thousand names…

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Agents Land Top National Honors

By Candy Evans / June 14, 2023 /

Of all the industry awards real estate agents may earn in a year, one comes with extra excitement. Each year, a firm called RealTrends ranks the top individuals, teams and brokerages in the United States. The company, launched in 1987, bases its various rankings on sales data that is independently verified, which is why folks…