Candy Evans

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

Getting The First Look at Ltd. Edition/No. 2505 Turtle Creek’s Marketing Center at Briggs Freeman SIR’s Uptown Office

By Candy Evans / May 15, 2014 /

GGH Development LLC, an affiliate of Canada’s Great Gulf Homes, has set up a home marketing center in Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Cedar Springs office. And oh my, what a home it is.

Highland House Town Hall Meeting Was Timely, Informative, Civil… Except for a Certain Ex-Mayor

By Candy Evans / May 14, 2014 /

Update, 12:05 pm: Susan Cox verified her information on Mark Cuban’s 5 parcels of land, his 8.681 acres at Preston and Northwest Highway — they are NOT zoned commercial as she had been told. They are still residential. Update, 10:48 am: I’ve added the names & titles of scheduled speakers as provided by Jennifer Gates’…

Historic Home Tour and Luncheon in Ennis Tomorrow — I Have Your Wednesday All Planned With Historic House Candy!

By Candy Evans / May 13, 2014 /

If you love Swiss Avenue, you will absolutely adore Ennis, Texas, just 30 minutes south of Dallas. You need to get down there tomorrow for an unprecedented home tour and luncheon featuring the most historical homes in Ennis listed by some tip top Dallas agents: Eric Holmes, Joe Kobell, and Lauria Mah. These three have…

Overcrowding in Highland Park Schools Caused by Single Family Home & Rental Home Growth

By Candy Evans / May 13, 2014 /

Over the last ten years, Highland Park Independent School System has seen a 14% increase in enrollment. Dr. Dawson Orr, Superintendent of the Highland Park Independent School System, recently sent out an announcement to the mayors, councilmembers and city managers of Dallas, Highland Park and University Park explaining the drivers of HPISD enrollment. What are they?…

An Analysis of the Committee Highland House Petition, Graph by Graph

By Candy Evans / May 13, 2014 /

The Crosland Group is proposing a 29-story apartment building near the core of Preston Center shopping center (right behind Hopdoddy Burger restaurant).  At present, a 3 story medical building sits on the Westchester Drive site. Current zoning allows for a 6-7 story building. The proposed building  would be higher than any building in Preston Center. The Highland House is…