Candy Evans

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

New Year’s O House With Waterscape in the Heart of University Park Is Like Living on an Urban Lake, Caught HGTV Star’s Eyes

By Candy Evans / January 6, 2016 /

I really love this unusual listing at 3615 Amherst Avenue in the heart of University Park. I hope this house had a great holiday because all through Christmas I kept thinking of it, wondering if it was OK. That’s because I took two HGTV stars through the place to show off Dallas real estate in…

Happy New Year! Mary Kay House on Douglas Sells and CLOSES Finally

By Candy Evans / January 4, 2016 /

Well here is a nice way to start the fresh New Year of 2016: the Mary Kay House on Douglas Road, just north of Northwest Highway on Preston Road, has sold and closed. Was it a short miracle? You betcha, and Allie Beth Allman’s Karen Luter pulled the magic. How many listing agents has this…

Ethan Couch’s Dad Lives in Lake Oaks Estates, Fort Worth

By Candy Evans / December 31, 2015 /

This is Fred Couch’s home in Fort Worth in Lake Oaks Estates. He purchased it in June of 2007 for $410,000. The home looks pretty nice: topography gives it pretty views from the top of 3.10 acres, with 4361 square feet, three bedrooms, two and a half baths, wrap-around porches, a metal roof (I think…

Ethan Couch’s Mom Sold Her Half Million Burleson Home With Pool, Wet Bar, Sauna & Man Room

By Candy Evans / December 31, 2015 /

According to the Dallas Morning News, Tonya Couch sold her $343,400 Burleson home on Aug. 10, (2015) county deed records show. She and Ethan had been renting a house in Fort Worth since August 2014, according to her landlord, James Walker. This is the house Tonya sold on August 10 at 1719 Retta Road in…

MetroTex Association of Realtors Helping December 26 Tornado Victims

By Candy Evans / December 31, 2015 /

American Airlines gave $100,000 to the American Red Cross for the victims of last Saturday’s tornados, and now watch out: Texas Realtors are kicking in. As the needs of those impacted by the tornados on December 26 are evolving, MetroTex is responding in a variety of ways to help. Here’s what we’ve done so far…