Candy Evans

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

The Alcuin School Offers an Olive Branch to a North Dallas Neighborhood: One Million Dollars

By Candy Evans / February 20, 2015 /

If you live near Churchill Way, your property values are about to go up. The Alcuin School has pledged $1,000,000 to fund neighborhood security patrols in the neighborhood — $100,000 per year over the next ten years if the ‘hood agrees to a small zoning change. Why are they doing this? To be nice neighbors.…

Dallas Realtors’ Secret Neighborhood For the Ultimate Lock and Leave: Preston Park

By Candy Evans / February 19, 2015 /

Do you know the secret to finding a truly great neighborhood? Follow the Real Estate agents! See where they live, rent, buy, and move. One of those sleeper ‘hoods has long been Preston Park, an enclave of 100 homes homes squeezed in between Preston on the east and the Dallas North Tollway on the west.…

Hidden Lakemont Limestone Castle in Bluffview Is a Santa Barbara Sigh

By Candy Evans / February 18, 2015 /

Look high, look low, you will not know this house exists. But exist it does, like a Limestone Castle nestled in the heart of Bluffview. Hiding behind private automatic gates, this home is an amazing feat of architecture and style. It holds cabinetry and woodwork I have never seen the likes of. It’s also another…

Midland Texas Real Estate is Still Among Highest in Texas. So Guess What We Did?

By Candy Evans / February 18, 2015 /

We started a blog there! You are looking at the very humble beginnings of Midland Dirt, an offspring of CandysDirt/DallasDirt. In the fall, I went out to Midland to visit a farm/vineyard — yes, they have a LOT of vineyards in the area — and I kind of fell in love. There’s something about Midland…

Not Every Preston Center Merchant is GaGa About Crow’s Proposed Sky Bridge Over Westchester

By Candy Evans / February 17, 2015 /

I spent some time Sunday afternoon on the second level of the parking deck over at Preston Center, west side. Exciting, I know. I was trying to visualize the renderings of the proposed sky bridge that Crow wants to build to the second floor of the Preston Pavilion. And stay tuned, ’cause I’m going back…