Candy Evans

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

Why Agents And Clients Are Especially Happy With Sotheby’s International Realty Right Now 

By Candy Evans / March 11, 2022 /

I was in Florida about two weeks ago, Sarasota to be exact. I could not believe it but I found a market BUSIER than Texas. You rode on the (overflowing) shuttle to the beach: everyone around you was talking real estate and where they wanted to buy. I got coffee every morning hearing about a…

Discover Lakeside Tower: A Rare Dallas High Rise Offering Luxury Waterfront Living

By Candy Evans / March 10, 2022 /

As warm weather starts to roll in, many start eyeing homes where they can live their lives to the fullest outside. But that doesn’t have to include major upkeep. Lakeside Tower, completed in 2020, offers tons to do and provides a luxurious waterfront lifestyle you may never have thought possible in Dallas. This 16-story condominium…

Downtown Dallas Inc. Hires Jennifer Scripps as President and CEO

By Candy Evans / March 9, 2022 /

In 2001, aerospace giant Boeing decided to move its corporate headquarters to Chicago instead of Dallas. According to those who were privy to the conversation over the move, the chief complaint from Boeing’s executives was that “Downtown Dallas is dead and there ain’t no culture.” Enter Memphis native John Crawford, a commercial real estate developer…

Graziano-Mathews Builds Potent Team 

By Candy Evans / March 3, 2022 /

After working together informally for years at the luxury leading Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Richard Graziano and Brittany Mathews have formed a powerhouse team of next-generation leader Realtors to provide the highest level of client service.  As top residential real estate agents, Graziano and Mathews say their goal is to be the best two-person…

Could 2022 Be The Toughest Year Ever For Remodelers and Homebuilders?

By Candy Evans / March 3, 2022 /

In homebuilding and remodeling, everything was coming up roses right up until the pandemic hit Dallas-Fort Worth in the spring of 2020. That’s almost two years ago. Homebuilders and remodelers were deemed “essential workers,” which kept housing humming and inventory replenished. Having put most of that behind us, we reached out to the homebuilder and…