Candy Evans

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

A Peek Inside One of the Most Phenomenal Homes in Dallas. That is, WEST Dallas

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2015 /

It’s no secret that civic leader extraordinaire Mary McDermott Cook has made her home in West Dallas, giving up a stunning spread on Strait Lane down the street from Ross and Margot Perot, Brint Ryan, and all the other Dallas glitterati who line that street.  The Dallas Morning News first spilled the beans in 2012. It…

Real Estate & Earthquakes: What’s The Dallas Risk? Not Much, but Maybe Worth a Little Disclosure…

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2015 /

This was a luncheon I would have liked to attend, but it would have really shaken me up: Joshua Marrow, technical director for Partner Engineering and Science Inc. who, for years, has studied large seismic events in California and other hot spots around the world including, now, North Texas, spoke to The Dallas Chapter of…

Wages, Home Prices, and Dallas Market Dynamics: An Interview With First American’s Mark Fleming

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2015 /

This is Mark Fleming, the Chief Economist at First American, who tells us the market capacity for existing home sales is increasing, up 1.3% in April. That’s good news: what it means is that more Americans can afford to buy homes because of strong employment. But we are still having a problem with supply, not…

How Do You Explain %&*!@## Potholes to Out of Town Buyers and Guests?

By Candy Evans / May 20, 2015 /

Potholes are the bane of our existence. You cannot avoid them, they ruin our suspension, blow the front alignment, and send more tires to the landfill. Yet we have to get in our cars in Dallas if we want to get anywhere. And I can not think of one road without potholes, except perhaps the…

Update on Ltd Edition/No. 2505 Turtle Creek Boulevard: Tighter Units & Pricing, Groundbreaking 2016 for a CURATED Luxury Living Experience

By Candy Evans / May 19, 2015 /

Oh Ltd Edition/No. 2505, we have been wondering about you! Well, wonder no more! On Friday I received, delivered to my hot little office doorstep, “Life Elevated to Art” — a slick white portfolio all about Ltd Edition and its new marketing representation by Droese Public Relations. “We are thrilled to be representing Ltd Edition,…