Candy Evans

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

City Hall Fair Park Council Briefing: Rawlings Wants His Legacy, Was the Bidding Process Legal?

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2016 /

That’s why he is pushing this plan so hard, even if it costs taxpayers $7 to $9 million a year. Even if it doesn’t include a park. Even if it is just a camo jobs program that will be shifted to a private foundation where more shenanigans with taxpayer money can be hidden. Even if…

Ask CandysDirt: Shall We Put Our Home on the Market BEFORE or AFTER the November Elections?

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2016 /

Candy: We have a lovely home to sell in a hot area — Park Cities — “blue chip” as you call it, but is now a good time to sell or shall we wait until after the election?” If that isn’t the million dollar question, and the reason why we may be seeing a slight…

Behind that Press Release From Preservation Dallas on the Fair Park Briefing

By Candy Evans / August 28, 2016 /

Preservation Dallas sent out a press release tonight that references our Thursday evening panel discussion, the one that “forces” tried to deter. The press release is an inaccurate misrepresentation of that panel discussion. (Press release posted in entirety, see below.) Thankfully, we video-taped and live streamed the whole event, so readers can see and hear…

OpEd: Public/Private Partnership for Fair Park Needs a Big Fat Dose of Accountability

By Candy Evans / August 27, 2016 /

When it comes to preserving the historical buildings at Fair Park, I could not agree more with our Suzanne Felber. We have the largest collection of art deco buildings in the world, says our mayor. WFAA’s Brett Shipp reports that, under the Humann public/private partnership proposal, $240 million will be spent on those buildings, some for…

We Are Getting Ready for our Big Panel Discussion on Fair Park — See You There!

By Candy Evans / August 25, 2016 /