Candy Evans

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

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…

New West End Community Group Looking to Create Plaza in Downtown Historic District

By Candy Evans / July 23, 2015 /

Community activism seems to be in full swing everywhere despite the heat.  Jason Roberts is in New York City, taking part in The New York Times’ Cities For Tomorrow Conference, rubbing shoulders with Julián Castro (secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), William J. Bratton (New York City’s police commissioner), Muriel Bowser (mayor…