Candy Evans

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

Compass Real Estate Lays Off More Staff, Seeks to Sublease New York HQ

By Candy Evans / January 7, 2023 /

In its quest to have positive cash flow later this year and stem massive losses, Compass Real Estate announced on Friday a third round of corporate layoffs and seeks to sublease part of its global headquarters at 90 Fifth Avenue in New York City. The real estate giant, which has approximately 800 agents in Dallas-Fort…

Briggs Freeman Brings in One Returning Pro, Three Successful Scores With Six Secret Ingredients

By Candy Evans / January 2, 2023 /

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty has made some significant additions to its agent lineups, including the return of a Dallas-Fort Worth real estate legend. The brokerage, one of the most sought-after brands in North Texas luxury real estate, attracted three new names with its combination of reputation, culture, and agent support that remains unparalleled. Patrick…

Attempted Carjacking at Pavilion on Lovers Lane Friday Night Put Trader Joe’s Under Temporary Lockdown

By Candy Evans / December 31, 2022 /

1/10/23: This story has been updated with new details. Would-be thieves wanted to end 2022 with a bang and a Maserati. Instead, one got shot. The shooting took place around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30 at the Pavilion on Lovers Lane, a busy shopping center in the 5600 block of Lovers Lane near Inwood Road. According…

No, the Galleria Dallas is Not Going Away. Here’s How That Rumor Started

By Candy Evans / December 30, 2022 /

I know how this all started. In recent days, Dallasites have been abuzz with rumors that the Galleria Dallas is shutting down after the Dallas Morning News reported — via Steve Brown — that the deed to the three-level mall and Westin Hotel was taken over by an investment unit of Metropolitan Life Insurance. It…

2022 Was a Rollercoaster, But We’re Ready to Cover Even More of The North Texas Real Estate Market in 2023

By Candy Evans / December 25, 2022 /

I wish I had $100 for every time I said, “I cannot believe it’s almost Christmas,” this past week. But here we are — gifts under the tree, house decorated, Christmas dinner ready, and the North Texas real estate market has slowed to its annual holiday trickle. We started the year with a market so…