Candy Evans

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

Westover Hills Hacienda is Helluva Deal at $5,250,000

By Candy Evans / January 29, 2016 /

Westover Hills, Texas is located in the western portion of Tarrant County. The city is very small, coming in at only 0.7 square miles. Westover Hills has consistently been named as one of the wealthiest communities in Texas per capita income and the 10th or 12th highest income place in the U.S. since 2000! The median…

Three Robberies at NorthPark Center Since December 16, One Involving a Gun

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2016 /

This is a real estate blog, but we cover incidents that affect the way we live in our neighborhoods and homes such as a string of violent attacks on shoppers at nearby malls or strip centers. After all, malls and shopping centers are part of the equation that creates residential quality of life. Indeed, this…

Attempted Robbery at NorthPark Mall With Toddler in Car is Third Robbery There Since December

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2016 /

I was leaving the Apple Store at NorthPark yesterday about the time this allegedly happened. I saw no police or security as I left the north door of Nordstroms at about 5 pm, though I do recall a security alarm going off in the Apple store. I think NorthPark had better install gates on the…

Is the News Media Exaggerating How Lower Oil Prices Will Affect Dallas Real Estate?

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2016 /

Even T. Boone Pickens himself is selling off part of his ranch! January is almost behind us, and most media outposts have started playing the “oil prices down = sucky real estate” cards: lower oil prices hurt the Texas economy and, therefore, its real estate. If you have real estate in Houston or Midland, oh we…

Fair Park, Ctd: LULU Salaries at the State Fair?

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2016 /

Back in December, two City Council members asked the Dallas city auditor to take a long, hard look at “the major business partners currently operating facilities at Fair Park,” chief among them the State Fair of Texas. They would be Phillip Kingston and Jennifer Staubach Gates. “There is broad skepticism that the State Fair is…