Candy Evans

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

Too Close For Comfort: North Dallas Residents Protest Proposed Lighted Pole Sign on Forest Lane

By Candy Evans / October 19, 2022 /

To say the intersection of North Central Expressway and Forest Lane has deteriorated is an understatement. The highway underpass continues to be a favored camp for Dallas’ burgeoning homeless population, though the city has fenced off and rock-filled much of the underpass. Reports of homeless interactions here fill the neighborhood app NextDoor, and another encampment…

Is Compass Being Eyed For a Private Equity Takeover?

By Candy Evans / October 7, 2022 /

As reported in The Real Deal, who got the information from an online pub called Business Insider, Compass, the tech-oriented brokerage that popped up in New York City and, utilizing significant investor funds bought its way into being one of the country’s largest real estate brokerages, is being eyed for a take-over by a private…

Quick! The Turtle Creek Association’s 21st Annual Tour of Homes is Selling Out

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2022 /

The good news: it’s next Saturday! Even better news: there are still a few hot tickets left. Go right here, right now, and grab those tickets. Funds raised at this year’s Turtle Creek Tour of Homes and benefit reception will continue to set the pace for how rapidly the Association can address the health of…

The Mansion: Dallas Icon Changes Hands, Back to Local Ownership

By Candy Evans / September 30, 2022 /

A Dallas landmark property, the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, changed ownership Thursday coming home to local and somewhat related hands. The hotel is one of the most luxurious in Dallas, having 142 rooms in nine stories, a bar, the namesake restaurant where Dean Fearing created his famous Lobster Tacos, and meeting rooms. Until Thursday,…

Pittman-Stovall Real Estate Inspired by the Legacies of Judy Pittman, Boone Pickens

By Candy Evans / September 23, 2022 /

She was one of the most successful real estate power brokers in Dallas, a beautiful, blonde powerhouse who almost single-handedly sold out hundreds of the luxury condominiums lining Turtle Creek Boulevard. From the penthouse views to the second-home pieds-a-terre, Judy Pittman dominated Turtle Creek real estate for more than 30 years. He was an American…