Candy Evans

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

Midcentury Style “Light” and Sensibility in This Sexy Bluffview Area Modern

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2016 /

This home will be open on Thursday, August 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. for your viewing pleasure! Oh yes, this one is a keeper. I mean, just look around us at everything that is being built. Modern homes are increasingly preferred by today’s buyers, and smart builders have definitely taken note. It’s really no…

Dallas County Commissioners Want 8 Percent Pay Raise, Thanks to Property Tax Windfall

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2016 /

Get out the smelling salts, you surely are going to faint: Dallas County Commissioners, SOME Dallas County Commissioners, are asking for an 8% pay raise, netting them $157,000 a year (up from $145,474 currently) because the county is flush with money from the property taxes we are all paying through the nose for, thanks to…

Houston Area Home Sales Down 8.8 Per Cent in July

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2016 /

Is the economic slump from low oil prices finally catching up with the Houston real estate market? The Houston Association of Realtors said that buyers closed on 7,204 single family homes in July, median prices were at $230,000, and volume slumped to the lowest since January. Houston Chronicle Editor Nancy Sarnoff  says no one is…

Luxe Tour: French Transitional Preston Hollow Spec Home Brings Hot Property to Market

By Candy Evans / August 10, 2016 /

Oh boy! I’ve got a very first look for you at a French Transitional spec home in the heart of Preston Hollow. Located at 6019 Prestonshire Rd., this beauty is designed by Richard Drummond Davis and built by Colby Craig, a talented young builder creating dynamic homes in the area. Colby is a third-generation builder…

Antek’s Home Furnishings Employee Victimized, Hospitalized; Store Rallies Huge Support

By Candy Evans / August 10, 2016 /

We don’t often profile the good people who make our homes beautiful from behind the scenes. People like Jose Romero, pictured here. These are the strong, steady folks who show up when we ask them to, in all kinds of weather, mow the grass in 107 degree heat, or move chairs to just the right…