Candy Evans

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

Do We Demonize the Suburbs? Sad, Because That’s Where the Immigrants Are in North Texas

By Candy Evans / July 1, 2014 /

Really thoughtful piece by Jacqueline Floyd, who lives in “a peaceful Denton County suburb”, in Sunday’s Dallas Morning News. She says that after all of last week’s Rah Rah Urbanism activity — you know the New Cities Summit and the U.S. Conference of Mayors — that there is a looking-down-the-nose at suburban dwellers element going on. Kind…

How To Remove Graffiti 101 If a House is Struck Before a Showing, & Don’t Clean Up After Rolling With Fire

By Candy Evans / June 30, 2014 /

As we reported late yesterday, Oak Lawn’s Legacy of Love Monument, Cathedral of Hope, plus other buildings were vandalized by nasty graffiti early Sunday morning including the building that houses The Dallas Observer, the building that houses D Magazine (no!)  and even the Dallas Morning News. Yesterday a few power cleaning companies volunteered to clean…

A Fandangle-y Great Family Compound Near Art Prison in Albany TX Snags Wall Street Treatment

By Candy Evans / June 30, 2014 /

Today we treat you to not just a million dollar listing, but a true family compound located about 125 miles west of Dallas in Albany, Texas where I understand Trevor Rees-Jones has just bought some land. And I hope we are not late to the party because the world, too, has just discovered Albany. Last…

Sad News: Oak Lawn’s Landmark Monument & Cathedral of Hope, Defaced

By Candy Evans / June 29, 2014 /

Photo courtesy of Brenda Marks Update: Let the power be with you! Brandon Meeks of OSME Power Washing Services donated his time to power wash off those nasty numbers. All gone! Anyone need a great power washer for a patio or home? Call Brandon Meeks: he has a big heart, too! [email protected] You’ve got to…

Highland House Rezoning Tabled ‘Til October, Pending Land Use Study for Preston Center, Laura Miller Theatrics

By Candy Evans / June 27, 2014 /

Last Thursday, the Dallas Plan Commission voted to postpone a decision on rezoning for 6215 Westchester, proposed site of the Highland House luxury apartments a Dallas developer wants to build in the center of Preston Center. The reason: to provide time for a land-use study of the area. Laura Miller was there in full theatrics, trying…