Candy Evans

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

It’s The One: The Best in Uptown Living Just Got Better — And at a Better Price

By Candy Evans / September 21, 2021 /

Finally — FINALLY — Dallas has a high-rise with haute architectural sophistication, triple-A amenities, and location, location, location. But here is the best news: it’s AFFORDABLE and AVAILABLE. I’m talking about One Uptown, the hottest new condos on the corner of McKinney and Routh Street in the honeypot of Uptown. I am seriously having an…

Dotty Griffith, RIP

By Candy Evans / September 17, 2021 /

We have heavy hearts. We learned this week that Dotty Griffith, the trailblazing Texas food journalist, Daily Texan Hall of Fame honoree, cookbook author, and longtime restaurant critic at The Dallas Morning News, has passed. Pancreatic cancer claimed Dotty on Sept. 13. She died while surrounded by her dear family in her East Dallas home. She…

Pool, Putting Green, Fire Pit: This Preston Hollow Estate is More Than Loaded

By Candy Evans / September 17, 2021 /

I know, you hear about “gems” all the time when looking for homes. This home is a gem with a jewel of a floorplan. It’s your home dreams answered. Many listings promise, but few deliver in the regal manner of this stunning Preston Hollow home at 6475 Norway Road on an oversized corner lot, listed…

Shady Oaks Ranch in Flower Mound is Land of Possibilities

By Candy Evans / September 16, 2021 /

Entrepreneur Sam Wilson set out nearly 40 years ago to find a special piece of Texas that would remind him of the ranch of his youth.  He wanted native trees and grasslands, rolling hills and panoramic vistas, and space for his family to build new traditions and priceless memories. He wanted a place out in…

In Spite of Neighborhood Opposition, Council Approves Contentious Higher-Density Housing in Melshire Estates

By Candy Evans / September 10, 2021 /

I have been to many a neighborhood meeting on rezoning and housing, and 99 percent of the time homeowners are not happy. After all, when you have half a million dollars or more invested in your home — and when you pay double-digit annual property tax rates — you guard your investment like Fort Knox.…