Candy Evans

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

Tonight May Be Your Only Chance to Celebrate Centrum de Mayo INSIDE The Centrum!

By Candy Evans / May 5, 2016 /

Ebby Halliday: Serving Collin County Since 1971

By Candy Evans / May 4, 2016 /

With thousands of people moving to Collin County for jobs with Toyota, Liberty Mutual, and many others, it’s not a big surprise that North Texas residential real estate firms are now flocking to the area. It’s easy to forget that one firm, Ebby Halliday Realtors, has served Collin County since 1971. That’s when Ebby herself…

Her Most Challenging Short Sale: The Shell Game

By Candy Evans / May 4, 2016 /

Even though we love real estate, there is one thing we all know: Mortgage note holders don’t have a lot of patience. If you’re behind on your mortgage payments for more than three months, most mortgage companies are not going to sing Kumbaya. That’s why, if you know that your income will not be sufficient…

A Costco in Dallas Could Provide More than $7 Million in Sales Tax Revenue Over 10 Years

By Candy Evans / May 3, 2016 /

  We teased about this last April Fools Day — when we said that Costco was buying up the Hicks-Crespi Estate on Walnut Hill Lane for its hottest new North Dallas location. It was a joke. Then Andy Beal actually BOUGHT the Hicks-Crespi estate, no joke! Costco has been eyeing Dallas for years for a…

Professional Real Estate Photographs Sell Houses Faster, For More

By Candy Evans / May 3, 2016 /

I could have written this article myself, in my sleep: Professional photographers labor to show a property in its best light, and are the only way to go when you list a home for sale. This article in the LA Times says no to photoshopping power lines or utility boxes, but yes to a pro changing…