Candy Evans

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

Great Western’s Julie Shrell Rides 5 Years Strong in this Weekend’s Wheels to Survive: Join Her!

By Candy Evans / February 27, 2016 /

Great Western Mortgage’s Julie Shrell will be riding high this Sunday. Julie, along with three other ovarian cancer survivors,  founded the Be The Difference Foundation within weeks of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It was Julie’s way of getting some hope. Her goal is to help women in the fight against ovarian cancer get better…

Houston’s Hurting: Mansion Prices Tumbling as Low as Crude

By Candy Evans / February 26, 2016 /

Looking just in tony River Oaks, almost every home there has been reduced, from a $14 million spread that was once asking $19 million, to a 2,100-square-foot starter ranch now at $699,000, down from $840,000. Reuters reports that folks are pulling together with oil prices at their lowest since, well gosh, the 1980s. They are…

Ray Washburne is a Creative Guy Who Loves Watching His Kids Grow

By Candy Evans / February 25, 2016 /

The folks at Bisnow caught up with Charter Holdings CEO Ray Washburne for 10 minutes, which, when you are a billionaire, is like an eternity. Ray is the national finance chairman for Chris Christie for President, and previously for the Federal PAC Leadership Matters for America. He served two years as the finance chairman of the Republican…

Bella Custom Homes Unveils Latest Frisco Masterpiece: 6923 Ranier

By Candy Evans / February 25, 2016 /

Tonight is a special night up in Frisco — and it has nothing to do with the Dallas Cowboy’s new training facility. Tony Visconti, owner and builder of Bella Custom Homes, unveils yet another one of his home building masterpieces: 6923 Ranier, in Frisco’s exclusive Chapel Creek. Festivities are from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. This…

“O” Alert: Devonshire Retreat With Pool, Spa, Koi Pond, and an Orchid Room

By Candy Evans / February 25, 2016 /

An “O” House is a home so fabulous you have to drop whatever you are doing or holding, including your nail file, to look! Don’t know if the name Fox & Jacobs rings a bell with y’all, but this team built out a whole lot of Dallas and surrounding suburbs from about 1947 to the…