Candy Evans

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

4307 Armstrong Parkway: A Reborn Texan Coming Soon?

By Candy Evans / August 28, 2014 /

Recall our dismay at the dismantling of 4307 Armstrong Parkway, where the buyers, a Hillsborough, California couple named Williams bought the Donnally family home, tore it down to build a new home, then changed their minds about building (they bought another home in Highland Park). They put the lot back on the market for $5,595.000,…

An Italianate Villa in Preston Hollow That Doesn’t Sink the Ship

By Candy Evans / August 27, 2014 /

Having just returned from Maine, I was OD’ing on Italianate design, as it was the preference of many a ship’s captain for his grand home. We sure have a lot of Italianate design in Dallas, too, sometimes, I think, too much (eeck!).  The style was one of the most popular Victorian-era housing styles from the…

Linda Gray Shows Off Dallas Condo. Guess Where She Lives?

By Candy Evans / August 27, 2014 /

Linda Gray, star of our beloved “Dallas” series, shows off her Dallas condo for CLOSER Weekly magazine/site. It’s pretty clear from the balcony shot where she lives: Museum Tower! Her two-bedroom, two-bath home is just beautiful, and Linda says she loves being in such a clean-lined living space:

Keller Williams Urban Challenges Me to the ALS ICE Bucket Contest, and I Accept!

By Candy Evans / August 27, 2014 /

Thank you, Keller Williams Urban. Since I’m in Maine, we really don’t need an ice bucket: we have one outside the front porch called The Atlantic Ocean: 65 degrees. I have only tip-toed in because it’s so cold, but here I am going in the water to swim all for you Keller Williams Urban guys…

Born in Texas, Stay in Texas? Texas Still Has Highest Retention of Natives, Is It the “New California?”

By Candy Evans / August 25, 2014 /

Those smart folks at the New York Times have charted just how much people have moved from state to state since 1900. Why? Because people moving from one state to another bring a lot more than moving vans, kids and baggage — they bring influence and political views that may be polar opposite from native views.