Candy Evans

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

What the World Needs Now: More Guardian Angels

By Candy Evans / March 20, 2016 /

And we shall be getting more Guardian Angels as Guardian Mortgage Company, the 51-year old Richardson-based residential mortgage loan origination company, spreads those angel wings to Austin, Phoenix and… Troy, Michigan. Dave Jansen will serve as branch manager at the newly minted Troy location, and a number of experienced loan officers (angels) will also join…

The Big Short: When Should You Consider a Short Sale?

By Candy Evans / March 18, 2016 /

Let’s face it: 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 to make the house payments going forward, it may be…

Nancy Carroll Update: At Home in Tarrant County, Wearing an Ankle Bracelet

By Candy Evans / March 18, 2016 /

On Tuesday, March 15, Nancy’s Carroll Spink’s bail was reduced to $50,000 from $1,000,000. She has to wear an ankle monitor, and cannot leave her home from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. She cannot practice law or do title work, she had to surrender her passport, and she must remain in Tarrant County. Late Thursday…

Statler Hilton Chandelier To Hang in Newly Listed $12.75m Former Prosper Pad of Deion Sanders

By Candy Evans / March 18, 2016 /

This is the chandelier that will soon hang in the main foyer of Deion Sanders’ former home in Prosper. Don’t worry: it’s getting all spiffed up. Technically, one grand chandelier will be created out of three identical Statler Hilton Hotel chandeliers from the downtown Dallas hotel undergoing a dramatic restoration. (Some of the crystals are…

Good Morning Beautiful: Nonesuch Home Belongs to Country Singer Steve Holy

By Candy Evans / March 17, 2016 /

An “O” House is a home so fabulous you have to drop whatever you are doing (yeah, even that) or holding, including your nail file, to look! Why have I not jumped all over this listing? Look at this stone and brick classic with every perfect ingredient. It has so much going for it, it…