Candy Evans

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

Significant Dallas Architectural Real Estate Treasures: Bud Oglesby’s 5411 Surrey Circle

By Candy Evans / January 11, 2014 /

As a follow up to this week’s Inwood House of the Week, I uncovered some info on 5411 Surrey Circle, another fantastic Oglesby creation designed and built for Nancy (and Mark) Lemmon in 1972. This home was owned by Robert K. Thomas until November of 2003, when it was snapped up by Kenneth and Ronna…

Debbie Downer: Today is QM and ATR Day, and Mortgage Brokers Say We Won't Be Happy

By Candy Evans / January 10, 2014 /

QM is not the Queen Mother, it’s Qualified Mortgage and Ability to Repay, fed monetary policies that start January 10. Mortgage brokers say we won’t like these new rules and they are going to put a crimp in real estate sales. “The rules were cut and pasted from the HUD handbook that was written in…

Debbie Downer: Today is QM and ATR Day, and Mortgage Brokers Say We Won’t Be Happy

By Candy Evans / January 10, 2014 /

QM is not the Queen Mother, it’s Qualified Mortgage and Ability to Repay, fed monetary policies that start January 10. Mortgage brokers say we won’t like these new rules and they are going to put a crimp in real estate sales. “The rules were cut and pasted from the HUD handbook that was written in…

Nancy Dedman’s Strait Lane Estate by Bud Oglesby Defines State of Dallas Real Estate in 2014

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2014 /

I was searching high and low for a home that typifies the state of Dallas real estate in 2014, where it is, where it is going. Dallas is growing like gangbusters — our real estate market is one of the strongest in the nation. Only Austin’s, Houston’s may be stronger. Luxury homebuyers are moving closer…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Nancy Dedman’s Strait Lane Estate by Bud Oglesby Defines State of Dallas Real Estate in 2014

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2014 /

I was searching high and low for a home that typifies the state of Dallas real estate in 2014, where it is, where it is going. Dallas is growing like gangbusters — our real estate market is one of the strongest in the nation. Only Austin’s, Houston’s may be stronger. Luxury homebuyers are moving closer…