Candy Evans

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

Swans Make the Best Living House Eye Candy, but Warning: Mean Birds!

By Candy Evans / June 20, 2016 /

Update 11:02 am: Our Monday Morning Millionaire, 3826 Mockingbird Lane, needs a few swans hanging out, don’t you think? This is a story from our archives (May 2012) I had to unearth , after reading Jon Anderson’s wonderful post last week on Turtle Creek real estate. With all the rain we’ve had, leaving puddles in our…

Bella Custom Homes Offers Rare Frisco Lots

By Candy Evans / June 15, 2016 /

Frisco real estate is some of the hottest in the nation, with the big influx of new residents who are looking to live close to their work along the $5-billion mile and nearby. But this huge influx of new residents to the Frisco area means it’s harder to find available lots for true custom homes.…

Turtle Creek Chorale to Perform in Honor of Orlando Victims

By Candy Evans / June 14, 2016 /

I wanted to highlight this information that came in as a comment: the Turtle Creek Chorale will be performing a free concert tonight, June 14th at 7:00 PM at Cathedral of Hope. Please join the Dallas community and the chorale at this time of reflection and healing in the wake of what happened in Orlando.

Our Hearts Are With The Global LGBT Community and the People of Orlando

By Candy Evans / June 13, 2016 /

Words cannot describe the horror we at CandysDirt.com felt as the events of Orlando, Florida unfolded. Four of us had just returned from a celebratory trip to New Orleans, where we took home three achievement awards. Somehow that joy was diminished by the slaughter that took place in Orlando, a city known as a place…

Mad Men Fun in this Family-Friendly French Mansard, Inwood Estates

By Candy Evans / June 9, 2016 /

Sometimes, there really IS more to a home than photos. There are sounds. I have often advised people to drive to a neighborhood they are interested in, park the car, roll down the windows and LISTEN to the neighborhood. Of course, this being the Dallas urban suburban clone we have become, you will hear traffic, sirens, ambulances,…