Candy Evans

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

Dallas Son Unites GiveBack Homes to The Referral Exchange to Give Back

By Candy Evans / July 29, 2016 /

You have heard me talk about Blake Andrews here before, many many times. And I think you have heard me talk about The Referral Exchange. Blake is the son of Lana and Barry Andrews, and the brother of Natalie Andrews McGuire. Dallas born and raised, Blake lives on the west coast but spends a lot of…

Dallas Area Home Prices 9 Per Cent Higher in May Than They Were Last Year

By Candy Evans / July 27, 2016 /

We did it again: Dallas, well, North Texas, made it as one of the highest appreciating real estate markets in the country, according to the folks at the Real Estate oracle of nationwide comparison, Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Dallas area home prices were 9 percent higher this May (2016) than they were a…

Plano Keller Williams Agent Missing Since July 11

By Candy Evans / July 27, 2016 /

On the heels of news that Jay Torres killer may have been named comes word that an agent in the Plano Keller Williams office at 3600 Preston Road, Camelia Perez-Hernandez, has been missing for more than a week. Her sisters fear the worst: Camelia was very responsible, they say. And the young, bi-lingual agent was…

Suspect Named in Murder of Journalist & Real Estate Investor Found Dead in Garland

By Candy Evans / July 27, 2016 /

Journalism may be safer than real estate. Garland police say they have identified a 23 year old suspect in the death of Jacinto “Jay” Torres Hernandez, whose body was found June 13 in the backyard of a Garland home. And the murder appears to be related to the victim’s real estate business, not his writing career.…

Airbnb Gets a Green Light From Arizona, Can Texas Be Far Behind?

By Candy Evans / July 26, 2016 /

 Airbnb’s meteoric growth has shaken the hospitality industry, and is making homeowners mighty nervous about who their next-door neighbors might suddenly be. There have been regulatory fights to leash the short term rental site from New York to Barcelona. And there have been problems right here in Dallas. But the insane growth just keeps on.…