Candy Evans

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

Farewell to a Dallas Real Estate Legend: Robert Wayne Owens

By Candy Evans / February 10, 2024 /

We are saddened to tell you of a great loss to our real estate community, and the loss of a great personal friend, Robert Wayne Owens. The dapper, perfect Southern gentleman to the core was an agent with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate. Born in Florence, South Carolina, and raised in Charleston, Robert Wayne was a…

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Steve Brown, One of The Most Prolific Real Estate Journalists in The Country, Retires

By Candy Evans / February 6, 2024 /

After 47 years of writing real estate news fresh from college at SMU, the legendary Steve Brown is calling it quits as the Real Estate Editor at The Dallas Morning News. The last time I talked to Steve, we were at NAREE’s version of speed dating. It’s not what you think! The “Meet the Press”…

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Escape the Holiday Hustle to the Best Possible Celebration: Forest, Family, and Friends

By Candy Evans / December 24, 2023 /

As the year comes to a close, families often find themselves longing for peace and solitude post the holiday hustle. Many North Texas families are finding just that and more in the mountains and forests of Woodland Hills, a luxury development in southeastern Oklahoma. A crackling fire to shake off winter’s chill, long leisurely dinners with friends,…

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Schools, Views, Best Bang for Your Buck: Craig Ranch Listing a Big Hit with Potential Buyers

By Candy Evans / December 17, 2023 /

Last week, we told you about a rare new listing on Craig Ranch’s famed TPC that was SWARMED with lookers at the open house: 6101 Boston Lane. Angela Weedon and JP Findley with Rogers Healy & Associates, both veteran agents who have been around the block a few times, told me they haven’t seen such…

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Golf Enthusiasts Rejoice: Premium Golf Course View Home at Craig Ranch TPC Just Dropped

By Candy Evans / December 3, 2023 /

When it comes to developed planned communities, few can compare or compete with Craig Ranch in McKinney. So when a premium luxury home comes available, on the golf course no less, people take notice. Developed in 2016 as a premier golf-centered luxury home development, the first homes in the community sprouted about 2018. Thus most…

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