Candy Evans

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

Austin's Traffic Now Worse Than NYC — 41 Hours Average There Stuck in Traffic

By Candy Evans / March 6, 2014 /

Is Dallas next? Gosh, that’s almost a whole work week! According to a study performed by the National Traffic Scorecard, Austin, Texas is the fourth worst city for traffic wait times in the country. It’s even worse than New York City, holding strong at number 5. We all know what a nightmare I-35 is at any…

Austin’s Traffic Now Worse Than NYC — 41 Hours Average There Stuck in Traffic

By Candy Evans / March 6, 2014 /

Is Dallas next? Gosh, that’s almost a whole work week! According to a study performed by the National Traffic Scorecard, Austin, Texas is the fourth worst city for traffic wait times in the country. It’s even worse than New York City, holding strong at number 5. We all know what a nightmare I-35 is at any…

AA Merger Magic for Our Real Estate Market: US Air Exec Snaps up Sharif & Munir Mansion on Strait Lane

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2014 /

Here is yet another indicator of our hot, hot real estate market even in the double-million dollar price range. And it’s a good example of how our economy is feeding the real estate frenzy for the One Percent. The merger of U.S. Airways with American Airlines has brought a whole slew of high-end buyers to Dallas, and any agent with a home over about five million is polishing up their portfolio.

Real Estate Gone Wild: It’s Party Time at My New TV Show, The Party Line!

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2014 /

Hey guys, listen up. I’ve finally got my own TV Show! It’s called Party Line Real Estate, it’s loaded with real-time Real Estate news, and you are going to LOVE IT! ‪

I LOVE IT when Real Estate agents get together and TALK! After all, that’s how they network! And we know there is no better way to network than at a party with the top agents in town, great food, a little string quartet music, and a Candy Bar! Well, we got a whole camera crew and invited Realtors to have some fun and give me the inside scoop on this crazy market. It was such a success, we are going to have a party and a Candy Bar every month! And you are invited to come and share!

The Ski Report: How is Louis Bacon Reshaping Taos, the "Unresort" Ski Resort?

By Candy Evans / March 4, 2014 /

Our trusted Dallas Addison, lawyer and vacation/recreation home consultant extraordinaire, returned recently from a ski trip to Taos, New Mexico, where the once family-owned resort has been sold to conservation billionaire Louis Bacon. Bacon, the 55 year old founder and Chief Executive Officer of Moore Capital, is estimated by Forbes to be worth $1.4 billion. Late…