Candy Evans

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

Tom Leppert’s Park City Utah Ski Chalet Going, Going, Gone to Auction March 1!

By Candy Evans / February 1, 2016 /

UPDATE, 10:09 a.m: Nate Schar tells me there is no minimum at all, and this home was last listed for $6.2 million. I mean, can you spell DEAL? Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and his wife, Laura, like most of us Baby Boomers, have been trying to shed some properties. First it was their home…

“Die Shard II”: London Developer Nixes Renzo Piano’s Latest London Tower

By Candy Evans / February 1, 2016 /

As Curbed points out, 2015 was a very good year for starchitect Renzo Piano, what with the opening of the Whitney Museum and his inclusion in the final round of firms submitting for the Obama Presidential Library. Piano is, of course, the architect of our own Nasher Sculpture Center, which claims neighbor Museum Tower is threatening…

Is Urban Farming in Dallas an Excuse for Unkempt Properties and Zika Virus Breeding Pools?

By Candy Evans / February 1, 2016 /

Now that we can have urban gardens and ponds in every back yard in Dallas comes word that Dallas is one of 27 U.S. cities selected for a federal program (in other words, $$$) that uses food to help build economically stronger communities. Wait, let me absorb this like the grease on a pizza: Called “Local…

You Have 30 Minutes to Pay Your Dallas County Property Taxes

By Candy Evans / January 31, 2016 /

I should have reminded you sooner, sorry. I did our’s last night and paid $900 for the convenience plus 40,000 Advantage Miles. That’s about two tickets, right? Anyhow, we pay our own property taxes because once upon a time, children, banks gave out this thing called interest, and if you kept your moola in the…

Change.org Petition Asks NorthPark Center to Beef Up Security

By Candy Evans / January 31, 2016 /

A Change.org petiton has been posted online to improve security at Dallas’ NorthPark Center. The petition, filed on change.org, is addressed to NorthPark Center General Manager Billy Hines. Started by Heather LeClair, it asks to “confirm all Northpark Center security cameras are operational & increase security escorts.” I’d like to add “install gates in the…