Candy Evans

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

For This Park Lane Estate, Time Marches On Beautifully

By Candy Evans / March 22, 2022 /

I remember the moment we first saw 5511 Park Lane. We were shopping for a new home in 1989, a bigger footprint than our 3,000-square-foot ranch on Melissa Lane. We combed our favorite neighborhood, the honeypot of Old Preston Hollow, which we had fallen in love with the first day we stumbled upon it. The…

A Life of Luxury Awaits at a Custom Mediterranean Listed in Lobello Estates

By Candy Evans / March 17, 2022 /

Every day can feel like a vacation when you live at a California-style Mediterranean, and a magnificent one just listed in Preston Hollow. Sitting on 1.13 acres and boasting 9,701 square feet of interiors, it has all the bells and whistles for living large and in leisure. All that’s missing is you and your loved…

District 11 Debates: Should the LBJ Corridor Be Lined With Apartments Instead of Offices?

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2022 /

Commercial apartment developers have their eyes on the south side of the golden LBJ Freeway corridor, running between Preston Road to the west, and Hillcrest/Coit to the east. They aim to replace aging late 1970s-era office buildings — occupied most recently by Brinker International — with two seven-story apartment complexes totaling 420 apartments, or 57…

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…