Candy Evans

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

Getting the Back to School Routine Down Easy Peasy in This NEWLY LISTED Family Home on Southwestern

By Candy Evans / August 15, 2014 /

These are the days where you have to get the kids to bed earlier and earlier each night, and wake them up earlier and earlier to get them off to school or at least ready to go back. Most people will have found a home by now, boxes somewhat unpacked, closets lined with backpacks and…

Introducing the Players at Preston Hollow Village, Walnut Hill and North Central’s Own West Village

By Candy Evans / August 15, 2014 /

Fresh after winning Dallas City Council approval of their Cole Avenue project, Provident Realty Advisors is hyper focused now on their mixed-use, $300 million plus masterpiece at Walnut Hill Lane and Central: Preston Hollow Village. Cannot tell you how excited I am to see this development make it’s Dallas debut. It’s one of the most…

Dallas City Council Approves Rezoning of Saltillo Apartments by 12 to 3 Vote

By Candy Evans / August 14, 2014 /

Like I told you yesterday, it was showtime down at City Hall for Provident Realty Advisors’ $80 million re-development of the Saltillo Apartments on Cole Ave. on the Katy Trail. City Council Chambers were packed for this rare Highland Park defeat — I barely found a seat coming in just before the item hit the…

Dallas County Property Taxes Could Go Up by 10%… Parkland Needs Money

By Candy Evans / August 13, 2014 /

Heads up: Parkland is looking for money to fund that new building that was approved by the taxpayers in 2008. (Personal note: I voted against it.) This despite the implementation of Obamacare. There is simply not enough money coming in from state and federal funding:

For All the Reasons the Sams at City Center is Wrong, Provident’s Saltillo is RIGHT!

By Candy Evans / August 12, 2014 /

Well, it’s been a lovely rest from the antics at 1500 Marilla but, come tomorrow, it’s show time for the folks at Provident Realty Advisors. On Wednesday, at 1:00 p.m, the Dallas City Council meets to approve re-zoning for the new 258 unit, $80 million dollar apartment development along the Katy Trail that will replace the…