Candy Evans

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

What Happened at That Closed Door Meeting for the Trinity Toll Road on Thursday?

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2015 /

  So. Some of our fearless city leaders want to build a toll road along the Trinity River bed that splits Dallas into north and south. One of my goals this year is to gauge where the real estate community stands on this issue. On Thursday, State Sen. Royce West invited a handful of prominent…

Former Home of Charlotte & Shy Anderson Sports Salt Water Pool, Sport Court, Batting Cage, Zip Line and, Well, Everything!

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2015 /

  Today I take you to one of my favorite streets in Dallas, Isabella Lane. Years ago we had the chance to stretch, and I do mean stretch, to buy a property on Isabella where we could have kept horses. I am still obsessed with this part of Dallas just west of Strait Lane. It…

Should You Add Earthquake Insurance to Your Home Insurance Policy? Deductibles Very High In Most Cases

By Candy Evans / January 8, 2015 /

Reader tells us her wall cracks got worse after Tuesday’s quakes Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, we had 12 little earthquakes in North Texas. I definitely felt one, the strongest one said to be a 3.6 on the Richter Scale. My son lives near Palo Alto where they had a fierce 6.0 quake this summer.…

Hottest New House Trend of 2015: The Scullery

By Candy Evans / January 8, 2015 /

Leah is working on a story that will delight your building sensibilities later this week, but I saw a home in West Plano Tuesday that blew me away. Or perhaps I should say, shook me up, after Dallas experienced  12 earthquakes! Anyhoo, I couldn’t wait to spill the beans.

That Water Main Break in North Dallas Not Related to Tuesday’s Earthquake/Earthquakes

By Candy Evans / January 7, 2015 /

I drove over to Hughes Lane and Dykes Way, just north of Churchill Road, to see if the water main was repaired and it was. Chatted with one of the Dallas Water Utility repair guys who told me the break was due to the cold weather we have had, NOT today’s series of earthquakes. Whew!…