Candy Evans

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

Sad News for Our Friends at the Dallas Morning News but… Only 1% of Homebuyers Find Their Homes in Print

By Candy Evans / July 27, 2015 /

Despite this fact, Realtors spent $1.5 billion to market listings in print last year. I didn’t write this, but I sure have said it over and over and over again: Agents and brokers keep using tired tactics that no longer produce results. Here’s a prime example: Despite the fact that only 1 percent of homebuyers found…

Be Jeb Bush’s Summer Neighbor: Quintessential Maine Home Couple Miles from Kennebunkport Dock Square

By Candy Evans / July 27, 2015 /

The buzz in Kennebunkport this summer is, once again, the Bush family. They are well loved in these parts. Not only have they had a busy summer of birthday parties and a trip to Maine Medical in Portland, in May the Boston Globe broke the story about a 3,000 square foot “summer cottage” being built…

Uh Oh: McKinney Pool Party Fiasco Organizer’s Mom Could be Facing Eviction

By Candy Evans / July 24, 2015 /

Remember that wild McKinney pool party last month that ended up with a member of the McKinney police force (Eric Casebolt) resigning after being kind of a jerk, a bunch of fighting, angry parents, accusations of racism and kids climbing over the fence to get into a private pool? One woman even hired Gloria Allred…

Inwood House of the Week: Sleek Modernism, Southern Style and Skeeters BE GONE!

By Candy Evans / July 23, 2015 /

This is a home with an “Omm” moment. It’s so beautiful, I may have to meditate to calm down. I am so impressed with the construction, materials, lines and design we just might have to cut our Maine vacation short (what’s the temp in Dallas right now? I’m freezing!) to wrap a ribbon around this…

JP and Associates REALTORS is One of the Fastest-Growing Real Estate Brokerages in Dallas Fort Worth

By Candy Evans / July 23, 2015 / Comments Off on JP and Associates REALTORS is One of the Fastest-Growing Real Estate Brokerages in Dallas Fort Worth

If this real estate name is not on the tip of your tongue yet, it may well be very soon: JP and Associates REALTORS is one of the fastest-growing real estate brokerages in Dallas Fort Worth, and on its way to becoming the Southwest Airlines of real estate brokerages. I’ll explain why in a second. In the…