Candy Evans

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

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…

Like We’ve Said: North Texas Home Sales Cooled It in July

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2016 /

This was a report I have been predicting because it was what I have been hearing ever since July 15. Our market is cooling. It’s cooling because low interest rates have driven up prices to a point where folks are now saying, “I’m not going to pay that!” North Texas home sales were off by…

10 Acre Southlake Estate With Pizza Kitchen Reminds Me of Crystal’s Pizza and Spaghetti

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2016 /

  Oh how they live in Southlake! The estates are bigger, the homes heftier, and everyone, it seems, has a zip line and a swimming pool environment in their back yard. We scoped out 1900 Shady Oaks Drive listed by Ebby Halliday’s Quinn & Marcontell Group to give us a look at how large folks are…

Crime & Real Estate: Do DPD Rookies Need a Salary Raise STAT?

By Candy Evans / August 5, 2016 /

City Councilman Lee Kleinman says, ask the taxpayers. On Wednesday, hundreds of Dallas police officers and firefighters  filled Dallas City Hall wearing white T-shirts that said, “PAY DALLAS POLICE AND FIRE.” The point was to show how serious, and united, Dallas police are when it comes to officer pay in the next city budget. The…