Candy Evans

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

Historic Dallas High School Under Contract, and Jack Mathew’s Name Is On the Contract

By Candy Evans / October 23, 2014 /

You know that beautiful, 107 year old Dallas High School (once the home of Crozier Tech) that sits adjacent to the Dallas area Rapid Transit Pearl Street Station, at Bryan and Pearl, north of downtown? Comes word that Dallas developer Jack Matthews has it under contract, with plans to redevelop it into — hopefully — residential living. The…

Read Eric Nicholson’s Summary of the Preston Hollow Real Estate Mess Because We’re Exhausted From Blogging About It

By Candy Evans / October 23, 2014 /

I wouldn’t call it a battle for the soul of Preston Hollow, more like the pocketbook. The Birkin handbag of Preston Hollow.

Go Millennials! Republic Property Group Co-President Presenting at ULI Fall Meeting in NYC TODAY!

By Candy Evans / October 23, 2014 /

Tony Ruggeri, co-president of Republic Property Group, the folks who have brought us (among other developments) Lantana, Phillips Creek Ranch and Light Farms, is gearing up for a big day at Javits Center in New York City at the Urban Land Institute’s Fall 2014 meeting on Thursday. And we could not be more proud of…

Guardian Angel: Jeannie Smith Knows That the Key to Success is Never Giving Up

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2014 /

We love Jeannie Smith and her “can-do” attitude. She’s the kind of woman that can inspire confidence after just a moment with her, and she is a dog lover, to boot! It’s no wonder that Jeannie, a mortgage professional that looks after her clients like family, is this week’s Guardian Angel. She takes time with…

Read Eric Nicholson’s Dissection of the Battle For Preston Hollow’s Soul

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2014 /

Really, not the soul of Preston Hollow but it’s pocketbooks! I love the way he puts this: