Candy Evans

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

Should 4510 Hallmark be an Historical Landmark? Belonged to Beloved Tom Landry

By Candy Evans / June 23, 2015 /

We were having this as an informal discussion at the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference here in Miami: does it make a difference when a house once belonged to a famous person? Certainly that makes for better copy content, but how much actual value can you place on a home for having a…

Dallas Finally Has a Virgin — Hotel, That Is. Coming to the Design District

By Candy Evans / June 23, 2015 /

I wish Miami had a Virgin — making reservations there for NAREE (which starts tomorrow yeah!) was a little cray cray. But it looks like we rate even more than Miami, because Florida-based Virgin Hotels has decided to open the state’s first Virgin Hotel here in the Dallas’ Design District. The first Virgin Hotel is…

More Stunning Photos of the Spanish-Style Mansion Going to Foreclosure Auction in Oak Cliff

By Candy Evans / June 23, 2015 /

  These were on VRBO, where the owner also received some happy reviews by people interested in renting a mansion near downtown Dallas. Look at that manicured garden! What in the world is going on? Also there is apparently no door to close off the master bathroom, it flows right in from the master suite.…

Where Was Every Mover and Shaker in Dallas This Weekend? At the Greenbrier…

By Candy Evans / June 22, 2015 /

Here is a little video teaser to a much longer, more in-depth report coming up on CandysDirt.com and SecondShelters.com…  who was there (EVERYONE!), what we did, what happened, where Allie Beth Allman took refuge from the storm… and the most beautiful homes a Mountain Momma could dream of! Check out the debut of the Greenbrier…

Stonebridge Ranch Georgian Defies Age, Exemplifies the North of 121 Lifestyle

By Candy Evans / June 19, 2015 /

Now here is a home approaching Sweet Sixteen, one that has been so well loved and preserved, it’s like moving into a brand-new, super plumped abode. Check it out if you are considering living north of 121, or even if you are not! Located on the 27th hole of the Stonebridge Ranch golf course, you…