Candy Evans

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

Candy Evans: Why I Am Most Grateful for Real Estate This Thanksgiving

By Candy Evans / November 27, 2025 /

If there was ever a year that deserved a letter from your’s truly to hallmark Thanksgiving, 2025 is it. This was the year of our very own Real Estate Hell. It started in January as I had an empty condo to remodel and lease. Remodeling went smoothly, though it cost more than expected and alerted…

Exclusive: Dirt FINALLY Flying at Valley View Mall for a First of-its-Kind Partnership With Prime Life Technologies

By Candy Evans / November 21, 2025 /

District 11 City Councilman Bill Roth took to NextDoor to announce good news for large parts of North Dallas and the entire city. Developers will break ground Friday morning on Premier at Dallas Midtown, located near the northwest corner of Dilbeck and Preston Road. It will be the first commercial mixed-use development on the site…

Stunning Plaza II Corner Residence: Two Rare Beauties for the Price of One

By Candy Evans / November 1, 2025 /

There are those times when New York is just where you would rather be. But if you cannot yet afford that 80th Street pied-à-terre, at least until after the next mayoral election, I’ve got the perfect Dallas solution: a special residence in elegant The Plaza II at Turtle Creek at 2828 Hood St. Mere steps…

This McKinney Estate With Massive Auto Palace Goes to Auction November 7 — No Reserve

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2025 /

The magic takes place in McKinney on November 7. Auctions are making a comeback, and Elite Auctions is headlining a grand return to DFW, bringing on a trophy McKinney property that will be auctioned off on November 7, with no reserve! That’s right, you set your bidding price for a beautiful, loaded, Tuscan-inspired estate property.…

Jacque Wynne, Beloved Co-Founder of Cattle Baron’s Ball, Dies at 78

By Candy Evans / October 19, 2025 /

One of Dallas’ most beloved social icons, an Allie Beth Allman Realtor and the queen of Cattle Baron’s Ball, died on Saturday in her beloved city after a brief illness. Jacquelyn Ryan Wynne lived through her 78th birthday on Friday, October 17, then passed at about 2 p.m. at the William P. Clements Jr. University…