Candy Evans

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

Candy Evans: Dallas City Hall Says a Property Tax Reduction is on The Table, But It’s Not The Tax Break You Think

By Candy Evans / August 8, 2022 /

I was in Nashville, Tennessee, recently, interviewing agents there as I perused their gorgeous property offerings. Found out a lot of people are choosing Nashville over Dallas (and Texas) as they relocate from either California, the Midwest, or the East Coast. Why? Tennessee property taxes are one-third of Texas’. And there is no state income…

UK-Based Domestic Placement Firm Takes a Royal Foothold in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Candy Evans / August 2, 2022 /

The best domestic staffing agency in the world comes to DFW

The Doris Jacobs Team is Back at Allie Beth Allman (Because She Never Really Left)

By Candy Evans / July 26, 2022 /

This says so much about the Dallas real estate scene and the razor-sharp competition between brokers for tip-top producing agents that brokers don’t just fawn over — they recruit, pursue, and hound, offering gigantic marketing budgets, hefty splits, trips to wealthy enclaves, and connections to some of the world’s top producers. But even then, longevity…

This Plaza II Residence Could Be The Sexiest Marriage in Town

By Candy Evans / July 24, 2022 /

I say “marriage” because what we have here is two whole units of living space carefully and thoughtfully woven together, each bringing magnificent floor-to-ceiling windows to the union as dowry. The result is almost 4,000 square feet at 2828 Hood Street, Unit 1303, with the most magnificent, unfettered views of the Dallas skyline. The union…

A Design-Loving Buyer’s Dream Home Just Listed on Desco Drive

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2022 /

For all you design enthusiasts out there, this home just north of the Park Cities is a must-see. It’s new construction — completed in 2022 — and was created by New York-based designer Janet Goldschmidt as only her second home project in Dallas. Inspired by L.A. style, it blends organic materials within open spaces for…