Candy Evans

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

East Quarter: a New Neighborhood Is Brewing Downtown, And We Already Love It!

By Candy Evans / December 6, 2021 /

“I was driving down Commerce Street about four years ago, and I looked at all these great, old, vacant buildings,” says Patrick Todd, principal in the family-owned-and-operated developer Todd Interests. “A year later, we bought ’em all up — more than a dozen old commercial buildings.” Today, those buildings are being turned into what is…

With This Elegant Oak Lawn Townhouse, The City Life is at Your (Impeccable) Doorstep

By Candy Evans / December 2, 2021 /

While real estate trends come and go, one thing always reigns: Location, location, location. In Dallas, Oak Lawn is a prime neighborhood where you can have it all. If you want to live near the city’s cultural hubs, top restaurants and shops, and ample green spaces, you need to check out this newly listed townhouse…

Robbie Briggs Selling Historical Home Once Part of Original Bluffview Dairy Farm

By Candy Evans / November 26, 2021 /

There are few truly historical homes in Dallas, but those we do have are more than spectacular. From 10 Nonesuch Road, the 1936 international modern-style palace first designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, to the mansions of Swiss Avenue, historical homes are dotted throughout the city and become even more significant when they are lovingly preserved.…

Remodeled And Radiant: This Fresh Dallas Listing Is Forever Home Material

By Candy Evans / November 18, 2021 /

These days in Dallas, you have to act fast when you discover a listing you love. And this charming house on a large cul-de-sac lot is a fabulous find, fresh on the market. The brick traditional at 13429 Hughes Lane was built in 1974 but remodeled in 2019 and sits surrounded by tranquil trees. With…

Breaking: @properties Acquires Christie’s International Real Estate

By Candy Evans / November 18, 2021 /

Very big news came yesterday for a new Dallas real estate brokerage and our ever-evolving industry. Chicago-based @properties, which has a growing Dallas-Fort Worth presence, has acquired one of the nation’s oldest real estate networks, propelling the U.S. firm into instant global status by entering into a long-term global brand license agreement with Christie’s International…