Candy Evans

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

Would a Zillow-Trulia Merger Be Good or Bad for Real Estate?

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2014 /

Would a Trulia-Zilllow merger be good for the Real Estate Business? Yes No Not sure Zillow is the devil, who wants more devil? Zillow, Trulia and the free portals are best thing in RE The MLS’s of the world need to wake up: Zillow’s taking over    pollcode.com free polls   

Possible Zillow-Trulia Merger: Zillia? Trullow? Good for Real Estate?

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2014 /

There’s more insight over at Inman News about the possible Zillow-Trulia merger that still is just based on a solid source lead over at Bloomberg News. (That’s Pete Flint, CEO and co-founder of Trulia, above with me back in 2011.) Merger talk has been everywhere, even last week over drinks at Inman Real estate Connect.…

Zillow: We Don’t Want to Become an MLS. Really. Honestly. Swear to God!

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2014 /

Good stuff last week at Inman Real estate Connect in San Francisco when Brad Inman got Greg Schwartz, Chief Revenue Officer at Zillow, up on stage for a Brad-style grilling. What’s the deal with these Coming Soon listings, asked Brad. Is Zillow trying to replace the MLS?

Bluffview Empty Nesters Dream With Enough Space to Make You Scream!

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2014 /

Maybe I should re-phrase that: enough room so you can scream in one part of the house while someone sleeps in another! Like a first floor master, which is rare and getting more rare in these parts. I love this home and love this area — dear friends just bought next-door in Mark Molthan’s Bretton…

Breaking: Bloomberg Reports Zillow in Talks to Buy Trulia

By Candy Evans / July 24, 2014 /

Bloomberg reports: Zillow Inc. is seeking to acquire rival Trulia Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said, in a move to combine the two most-visited U.S. real estate websites. Shares of both companies jumped. Zillow could value Trulia at as much as $2 billion in a purchase, and an agreement may be announced as soon…