Candy Evans

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

A Beautiful Magazine That Matters: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Reveals Its New Page-Turner

By Candy Evans / April 14, 2023 /

Being journalists — especially journalists who report on over-the-top homes — you can imagine that we also love a richly curated magazine. There is nothing like it. The tactile feel of the paper. The discovery as you turn the pages. The design of it all. Somehow, after enjoying one — really digging in — it feels like…

In Shifting Market, Sotheby’s International Realty Records $167 Billion in 2022 Sales

By Candy Evans / April 12, 2023 /

After a year that brought changes all over the industry, market, and region, it’s no surprise to see some of the brands that have risen to the occasion. Of course, it’s the brands with staying power that are truly thriving, and we’re not shocked that Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty is among them. Sotheby’s International…

Ebby Halliday to Merge Preston Center Office

By Candy Evans / March 17, 2023 /

In a smart business decision by a top-notch management team, Ebby Halliday Realtors has decided to consolidate and merge offices in the real-estate crowded Preston Center quadrant. Many large firms are making the move to downsize commercial space in this new era of higher interest rates. “Through mergers and acquisitions over the years, the Ebby…

Westin Dallas Stonebriar Caters to Families for Last Minute Spring Break Staycations

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2023 /

Fresh from a $30 million full-property revitalization, the Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa has gone full family friendly, aiming to attract local families with children who might stop to play for a single day or an entire, pre-planned week staycation. The resort kicked off 2023 with a family day devoted to LEGO. Celebrating…

Former D11 Councilman Lee Kleinman Wants Pepper Square to be a Planned Development District

By Candy Evans / February 20, 2023 /

It’s his old district, that’s for sure. At the southeast corner of Beltline and Preston Roads where a smattering of shuttered stores — from the old Stein Mart (once a Tom Thumb) to restaurants in a shopping center called Pepper Square — lie vacant, former District 11 Dallas City Councilman Lee Kleinman is working with…