Candy Evans

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

Crumbling Behind the Pink Wall: Neighborhood Resistance May be Killing $20 Million Redevelopment of Imperial House

By Candy Evans / September 10, 2014 /

Has the political climate of re-development resistance in Preston Hollow killed off any chances of re-developing Imperial House? We have written a lot about the quirky high density community called Behind The Pink Wall, a corner of Preston Hollow Gold Coast at the north-east intersection of Northwest Highway and Preston Road. We have told you…

Monterey Beauty on West Colorado Brings Pebble Beach Architectural to Kessler Park

By Candy Evans / September 8, 2014 /

First of all, Kessler Park. Makes my heart throb. I spent an afternoon there last week driving the ‘hood, and I can never understand why it’s not the priciest dirt in town. Well, intellectually I know why, schools and all that, but really when it comes to the Three T’s — trees, topography and taste,…

Keller Williams Luxury Homes International Program at the Dallas Country Club to Feature Super Duper Dallas Heavy Hitters… In and Out of the Audience

By Candy Evans / September 8, 2014 /

Update 8:47 pm : Whoops! Another great Keller Williams sponsor is Janet Pool of Janet Pool Blinds and Shutters. Which makes our sentence even better: A pigeon in a darling black tie flying into the HUB after a nice long dip in the pool…. if you can think of a better sentence using these names,…

Behind the (Pearly) Gates at 1280 North Preston Road, Former Prosper Pad of Deion Sanders

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2014 /

Just when I think I’ve seen it all in a home, all the amazing homes I have been privileged to tour in North Texas (or anywhere) in the last 30 years, I walk through the gates of yet another amazing, loaded, luxurious, totally high-flying, so very over-the-top property — the former home of Deion Sanders. Once…

Inwood Home of the Week: Run for the (Lakewood) Hills To Catch This New Contemporary From JLD Custom Homes

By Candy Evans / September 5, 2014 /

Jeff Dworkin has done it again. The master home builder, and current president of the Dallas Builder’s Association — you cannot spell his name without “w-o-r-k” — builds high quality homes generally east of Central, usually in the 3500 to 4500 square foot range with luxury finish outs. But Jeff is really known for getting you in…