Candy Evans

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

Downsizing Diaries: The Hard Work of Letting Go

By Candy Evans / September 1, 2025 /

It’s Labor Day, and while most folks are firing up the grill or at least taking in a movie to beat the rain, I’m deeply entrenched in the three P’s where I have been buried for months — purging, packing, panicking. Gave the editors the day off, too, not just for the holiday but because…

Inside a Contemporary Northaven Home With a Backyard Feature You Don’t See Often in Dallas

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2025 /

I’ve driven past this house on Northaven more times than I can count, and every time I wonder how they fit so much fun into one property. Turns out, nearly an acre helps in this beautiful enclave, known for its estate-sized homes. Hillcrest Estates has quite a “Little Black Book” of residents, from yours truly…

You Can Enjoy Lake Life and Wine Country Less Than Two Hours From Dallas

By Candy Evans / July 2, 2025 /

Lake houses make for great family memories and 1000% relaxation. Your blood pressure goes down, your pace slows, some say you even add a few years to your life. That’s one reason why my good friend Glenn Phillips, CEO of Lake Homes Realty in Birmingham, Alabama, says the buying process for a lake home takes…

This Plano Home Sale Put the DFW Housing Market on Ludicrous Speed: 2 days, $15.9M

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2025 /

So I went up to Plano a couple Sundays ago, nice easy drive up the Dallas North Tollway to the Windhaven exit. Fifteen minutes later I thought maybe I had been transported to the Texas Hill Country. This was Red Wolf Lane. I had heard about this house several years ago from its builder, Sharif…

5805 Red Wolf: The Hidden House That Tech Built Sells in Record Time

By Candy Evans / May 14, 2025 /

The Bulls Eye of North Texas… Has Moved North This home at 5805 Red Wolf Lane in Plano and the land have quite the story. It proves that the bull’s eye of luxury in Dallas-Fort Worth has moved north. It is a stunning, stunning property tucked away in one of the best-kept secret neighborhoods in…