Candy Evans

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

Tom Leppert’s House Reduced Over on Alva Court, In Hottest Real Estate Market Ever?

By Candy Evans / July 1, 2013 /

I have told you, but let me go on record again: yes, the market is hotter than hell and homes are selling in days, weeks, even hours. We have less than three months’ inventory. But that is for properties generally below $2 million, as Jennifer Miller pointed out last week. So it surprises me not…

Monday Morning Millionaire: This Beautiful Historical Dallas Estate is Super Fabulous, So Fabulous I Cannot Even Tell You Who Owns It

By Candy Evans / July 1, 2013 /

Stunning main abode, cabana, quarters, putting greens, tennis court, pool, private stone-lined waterway and even an original storm shelter. Whose home is it? Oh how my lips are sealed! When someone asks me not to reveal information they give me, keep a secret, I DO.  And so I am torn, dear readers, simply torn because…

Former Realtor & Mayor of Melissa, Texas Slammed, Sentenced in Bribery Scheme

By Candy Evans / June 29, 2013 /

Former Melissa, Texas mayor David Dorman has been sentenced to prison for taking part in a bribery scheme with a real estate broker. The Texas real estate license of the Realtor he “worked” with will also be suspended. This is another Byron Harris story: last January, Byron told us that Dorman agreed to plead guilty if the…

Museum Tower Goes All Out for Transparency

By Candy Evans / June 29, 2013 /

Update July 1: Looks like the comments section has gone away. Have you seen the comments section on the oculisolution.com website? This is definitely something anyone interested in real estate ought to see and maybe participate in. You do have to register with your name and email address. It is interesting to see the comments and viewpoints,…

Estate Sale SOS: Contents of Champ D’Or in Huge Estate Sale Today in Hickory Creek Near Denton

By Candy Evans / June 28, 2013 /

This is one you cannot miss. I am trying to re-schedule my Friday just so I can head over to experience the glittering estate sale of Shirley Goldfield, once the mistress of Champ D’Or. Surely you recall that 48,000 Hickory Creek manse that was auctioned off last year? You know how they say it takes…