Candy Evans

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

Scott Johnson Speaks Publicly About Museum Tower, Reflecting

By Candy Evans / December 16, 2014 /

Joanna found this great piece by Scott Johnson, principal at Johnson Fain, and the architect who designed our beautiful Museum Tower, which has received ever so much flack for it’s reflectivity that has, they say, damaged art and grass at the Nasher Sculpture Center. In the article, it surprised me to learn that Johnson says…

Ebby’s Acquisition of WilliamsTrew: Checkmate in Cow Town?

By Candy Evans / December 15, 2014 /

It’s Monday, and as I told one agent a few moments ago,  I felt like a cocktail at about 2:30 p.m. Everyone in town is talking about the historic news today that Fort Worth and Dallas real estate is, for the first time, united. For the first time, Ebby Halliday has joined forces with a…

Breaking: Williams Trew Realty Services in Fort Worth Acquired by Ebby Halliday

By Candy Evans / December 15, 2014 /

Oh wow. No sooner than we go live with the news that Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Real Estate has acquired the Sotheby’s franchise for Fort Worth with plans for expansion there, then comes news that Dallas-based Ebby Halliday has acquired Williams Trew! Details and reaction forthcoming!

That Briggs Freeman Lawsuit With Williams Trew Settled: CowTown is Now THEIR Town

By Candy Evans / December 15, 2014 /

  If there is another report of an earthquake today in Dallas, have no fear: it will be the cheers coming from Lovers Lane just west of the Tollway, at the main office of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. At twelve noon today, Robbie Briggs announced his firm has ended the lawsuit with Fort-Worth based Williams Trew…

4.17 Acres in Frisco Nabs You 9340 Square Feet With Soda Fountain, Sauna, and Eternal Spray

By Candy Evans / December 15, 2014 /

Last week, readers complained that I offered up a $3.9 million dollar home in Frisco. “$3.9M to live in Frisco?! No way, Candy. No way.” Said at least one reader. But look at what Steve Brown wrote about Frisco just last week — the poor guy can barely keep up with all that’s happening up…