Candy Evans
Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.
By now most real estate professionals know that the Dallas Central Appraisal District’s, or DCAD’s, systems are down because of a ransomware attack. Ironically the attack hit on Tuesday, Election Day. Here is what they posted on their Facebook page: “Early Tuesday morning, 11-8-2022, The Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) became the victim of a…
“Luxury is fundamentally a state of mind,” says John Scott, whose name ought to ring a bell in any serious discussion about Dallas luxury. The founder and chairman of Park House Dallas, former president, CEO and director of Belmond Ltd. (formerly Orient-Express Hotels), many Directorships, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Rosewood Hotels &…
Just reading the story is a jaw-dropper: ProPublica, the online independent, nonprofit newsroom that “produces investigative journalism with moral force” is saying that Richardson-based RealPage is using proprietary algorithms to help landlords raise rents, turn profits, and basically screw renters out of affordable housing. The algorithm, dubbed YieldStar, uses several strategies. According to the ProPublica report,…
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…