Candy Evans

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

Put This Dallas Uptown Church Under Your Tree for $8 + Million

By Candy Evans / December 23, 2015 /

It never ceases to amaze me what a difference a few miles make in real estate values. Here is a church in Uptown for sale that NO ONE wants to tear down! Last week, we told you about the George Dahl-designed church at the corner of Kiest and Polk at 1010 West Kiest Blvd., diagonally across…

60 Percent of DFW Homeowners Think It’s Harder to Buy a Home THIS Year Compared to Last – but Capital One is Here to Help

By Candy Evans / December 22, 2015 /

We know the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) real estate market is thriving, and that it’s a sellers’ market. Most of us with homes locally have probably thought about selling at some point – in fact, according to a  Capital One survey*, more than one in three (38 percent) DFW homeowners are likely to consider selling their…

Hottest Home Buying and Selling Tips from TV Stars and Home and Design Experts Jillian Harris & Todd Talbot, Thanks to Capital One Home Loans!

By Candy Evans / December 17, 2015 /

  You’ve probably heard of interior design expert Jillian Harris and real estate guru Todd Talbot. On their current show, Jillian and Todd are “rivals.” While Jillian is the yin that tries to get people to stay in their home and make it better with remodeling and décor improvements, Todd is the yang who whispers “sell.”…

Preservation Alert: George Dahl-Designed Church in Oak Cliff in Danger of Being Demolished

By Candy Evans / December 17, 2015 /

The Old Oak Cliff Conservation League has added a beautiful Church building located at the corner of Kiest and Polk at 1010 West Kiest Blvd. (diagonally across from the Barbara Jordan Elementary School and across from the Kiest Polk Shopping Village) to its “Architecture at Risk” List. The Church building is architecturally and culturally significant. It was…

Shall We Freak Out About Rising Interest Rates???

By Candy Evans / December 16, 2015 /

Get ready for the media freak out. Besides a re-hash of last night’s Republican debates — the most substantive thus far, in my opinion — everyone is talking about an expected interest rate hike today from the Fed. I had two media calls yesterday asking me if I thought a rise in interest rates might hurt…