Candy Evans

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

My Dearest Jacob Alan Decker, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / March 4, 2015 /

This is a real estate blog, and as such we cover not just the homes we love and live in, but the people who we love in them. Jacob Decker is one of those people. He is my son-in law, he helped people save or sell their homes through his bankruptcy practice. Jake is gone,…

SkyHouse Dallas Opens Luxury Victory Apartments With an Open Heart & Checkbook

By Candy Evans / March 3, 2015 /

I had the good fortune to attend the opening of SkyHouse, a brand spanking new 24-story, 336 luxury rental tower at 2320 N. Houston St. in Victory Park, pretty much across from the House. The tower is owned by an Atlanta-based developer, Novare Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. This is their first venture in the…

Unlisted: St. Johns California Cool With Just Enough Mediterranean

By Candy Evans / February 28, 2015 /

Every week we bring you an UNLISTED home that is totally for sale. It’s just not listed in the MLS, but rather is in an agent’s hip pocket! As you recall, we broke the story on an exciting new real estate platform company called The Unlisted that is FREE for Realtors all across North Texas.…

Attention All Downsizers: 35 Perfectly-Sized Luxury Townhomes Coming to Highland Park

By Candy Evans / February 28, 2015 /

I haven’t even written this post yet, I’m awaiting a call back from the developer, Robert Elliott, but three friends have contacted me and asked me about the new townhome development going in on Abbott Avenue between Knox and Armstrong Parkway, on the far eastern edge of Highland Park. Robert: I am going to predict…

#SnowCantStopRealEstate — More Selfies! (Send More!)

By Candy Evans / February 27, 2015 /

Here is Rogers Healy agent Grecia Garza outside of 21 Turtle Creek today. “I may or may have not tumbled,” she tells us. No, she didn’t fall, she’s feeling the snow! And here are Realtors Carrie Rigdon Hill and Thomas Zepeda from Nathan Grace getting some “work” done during yesterday’s snow day. Looks like a…