Candy Evans

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

Election 2015: Texas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Tax Relief for Homeowners, Transportation Improvements

By Candy Evans / November 6, 2015 /

Guest post by Leslie Rouda Smith, Chairman of the Texas Association of Realtors Thanks to strong support and a lot of hard work from the Texas Association of REALTORS®, statewide Proposition 1 passed with 86% of the vote. This resounding victory will save the state’s current and future homeowners money in two ways: The homestead…

Expedia Aquires Austin-Based HomeAway for… (Take a Lamaze Breath) $3.9 BILLION

By Candy Evans / November 5, 2015 /

Let me ask you this: does anyone plan a vacation from the newspaper anymore? Further proof of just how much (and how quickly) our society is shunning print media and turning to the web is when the big boys put their money where their mouth is. Originally founded as a division of Microsoft, Expedia.com is the American-based…

Residents at Gables Park 17 Get Security Proactive, Apartment Ratings Site Blasts the Place

By Candy Evans / November 4, 2015 /

We know the sad story of how young Kendra Hatcher was gunned down in the parking lot of Gables Park 17 in September likely involved someone who targeted the vivacious dentist over a love triangle or sick jealousy. We know that woman is still at large, somewhere south of the border. But Gables residents had…

Don’t Miss This Profile on Mehrdad Moayedi and His Plans for the Statler Hilton in Downtown Dallas!

By Candy Evans / November 4, 2015 /

Came across this really great piece from D CEO, a question session with a really great man, the president and CEO of Centurion American, who is about to make his presence known in downtown Dallas with his “ambitious redevelopment of the iconic Statler Hotel and Residences.” Ambitious? Not for Mehrdad. Personally, I think Mehrdad is one of…

Fun Cars & Real Estate: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Grant Vancleve Drives a Porsche and LOVES It

By Candy Evans / November 3, 2015 /

CD: Grant, you wild man, what kind of car do you drive? GV: 2016 Panamera CD: Pure white! Is this the first Porsche you have had? GV: Second Porsche, first was 2013 Panamera also… CD: Just a Porsche type of guy. What do you love about this sled? GV: What I love about my Porsche is…