Candy Evans

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

Ask Candy: Why The Big Discrepancy in Some Condo Appraisals?

By Candy Evans / January 14, 2015 /

A reader writes: I live in a newer downtown condo. As you may be aware, the assessed values are very low for many of the properties. The strange thing is that some of the homeowners for THE EXACT SAME FLOOR PLAN have values on DCAD that reflect market prices, while others are at outdated below-value…

Earthquake Insurance: It Ain’t Worth It, Say Some, but Carriers Planning Coverage in Texas

By Candy Evans / January 13, 2015 /

We told you all about this last week, day after Quake Day in Dallas. Under Texas law insurance carriers are not required to offer earthquake insurance, and veteran agents say they have never felt the need to write such policies. This weekend, Pamela Yip at the Dallas Morning News quoted Randall Guttery, director of real estate…

Former NBA Pro Eduardo Najera Lists Super Tall Kings Gate Manse for Mega Bucks

By Candy Evans / January 13, 2015 /

First of all, this is one tall dude! Eduardo (who is kind of hot, ya know?) is 6 feet 8 inches tall. Wow. No wonder he needed such a big house. No Frank Lloyd Wright Bauhaus for this guy. Tall ceilings should be covered by his health insurance! The former NBA pro has played with the…

Health, Wealth and Natural Beauty: The Story of the House of Love

By Candy Evans / January 12, 2015 /

Here’s the way to start the New Year right: healthy living on the top of a hill with majestic, blood-pressure-lowering mountains all around you. And oh the fresh air! Go ahead and fill your bottles with tap water from the sink, courtesy of an aquifer that has not seen light in 18,000 years.  Dallas? Sorry,…

Fort Worth Friday: All Food Tastes Better in Fort Worth, if This Kitchen Has Anything to Do With It

By Candy Evans / January 12, 2015 /

We are taking more peeks at Fort Worth Real Estate, now that the two cities are no longer arch rivals, and now that two major Dallas powerhouse firms have each established presence in Cow Town. We love Fort Worth, and we could live there in a heartbeat. And we might just be packing our bags…