Candy Evans

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

How Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Keeps Raising The Bar in Every Way

By Candy Evans / January 25, 2022 /

The good news just keeps coming and coming from Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. There is so much to say that we’ll bottom-line it for you here: The brokerage surpassed its sales projection for 2021 and ended the year at an exceptional $3 billion. That now makes multiple consecutive years of multibillion-dollar sales volumes. The…

Snider Plaza Alliance Appeals Case to Fight Rezoning

By Candy Evans / January 21, 2022 /

A group of community members is appealing a ruling that could give a developer the go-ahead to change the look and feel of Snider Plaza, University Park’s landmark shopping center, forever. Last November, Dallas County District Court Judge Sheryl McFarlin dismissed a lawsuit that was seeking to block a commercial development planned for the southeast…

Site of Preston Place Condos Razed by Fire Finally Sells to Houston Developer

By Candy Evans / January 20, 2022 /

The nearly two-acre property at Preston and Northwest Highway in the multi-family enclave known as “Behind the Pink Wall,” has finally sold. The property has changed hands almost five years after the tragic fire that decimated Preston Place Condominiums, killed one resident, and left owners homeless while still making payments. All that remained of the…

Hostages Safe, Hostage-Taker Dead, as 11-Hour Long Siege at Synagogue Ends in Colleyville

By Candy Evans / January 16, 2022 /

Worshippers taken hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville are safe and an armed man, who violently interrupted Saturday’s Sabbath services, was killed after an 11-hour standoff with law enforcement Saturday. The services were being live-streamed for those who did not wish to attend in person due to Covid, when a gunman, shouting…

Residents in Colleyville Evacuated Due to Hostage Situation at Local Synagogue

By Candy Evans / January 15, 2022 /

Colleyville Police confirm the nearly nine-hour hostage standoff has concluded: “Update at 9:55pm: The SWAT situation in Colleyville is resolved and all hostages are safe. We continue to work in partnership with the FBI to finalize all details.” From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Facebook posts: “Colleyville police are conducting SWAT operations around the 6100…