Candy Evans

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

Dallas Golfing Great Lee Trevino Breaks Ground on the Newest Golf Course at The Greenbrier in West Virginia

By Candy Evans / November 7, 2015 /

He may be one of our local golfing greats, but Lee Trevino was back east in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia a couple weeks ago in a very historic gathering: Jim Justice, owner of the world-famous Greenbrier, brought together, for the first time, four Hall of Fame golf icons: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and…

Inwood Home of the Week: a Double-Wide on Meadow — Double Lot, That is!

By Candy Evans / November 6, 2015 /

  It has been said, well, maybe whispered, that all the new-ish homes in Preston Hollow (east of Preston) look alike. And there may be a certain ring of truth to that. After all, you start with a lot that is about 100 feet wide, 150 feet deep give or take a few inches. What…

Another Cole Smith Mansion Bites the Dust: R.I.P. 10650 Strait Lane

By Candy Evans / November 6, 2015 /

White columns are the way to a girl’s heart! This house always made me happy. There was a long red brick driveway with a row of magnolia trees lining it, and ponies and mules always traversed the almost four acres that led down to Bachman Creek on the east side. It was stately and elegant,…

Oh Clay! (He Made Ya Click!)

By Candy Evans / November 6, 2015 /

First it was condoms he handed out at his office opening, now it’s dolls doing “naughty”. Question: is that the new Barbie? Gotta love Clay Stapp, one of the region’s most creative marketers. He has branded himself like no other. Ha! Made ya look click!

Fort Worth Friday: Inspired Urban Infill in the Near Southside

By Candy Evans / November 6, 2015 /

by Eric Prokesh What we have here: two contemporary buildings of three floors each with four ground floor units and eight two story units above, totaling twelve condominiums. They sport a modern attitude that blends happily with three of Magnolia Street’s most popular restaurants and watering holes, nesting in the burgeoning and expanding Medical District…