Candy Evans

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

Monday Morning Millionaire: Saint Andrews Stunner Features Seasonal Kitchens in Highland Park

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2013 /

We may have breakfast bars in the master, but long ago, before there was air conditioning in the south, people of means did not have kitchens in the main house. I learned this years ago while purchasing a home in San Antonio. Up north, in my freezing native Illinois prairie lands, we wanted those kitchens…

Real Estate Rant & Rave: Can Everyone Please Make their Street Address Numbers CLEAR AND VISIBLE??? Thank You!

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2013 /

I have a pet peeve: I hate it when I cannot find addresses, be it on commercial buildings or residential homes. One of the first things you do when you market your home for sale is make sure people can damn well FIND it! That means clear numbers somewhere where they can be seen, not…

Robbie Briggs on “Nasher Says No to Museum Tower’s Offer to Replace Oculi Roof”: MT Sales Mounting

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2013 /

Robbie Briggs, whose firms Briggs Freeman Sothebys, is marketing Museum Tower, is also disappointed that the Nasher has turned down Museum Tower’s offer to completely redo the Nasher roof and move on so he can move some properties. MT’s offer is one he called “generous”. “It would be a lot more fun if the whole Arts…

Robbie Briggs on "Nasher Says No to Museum Tower’s Offer to Replace Oculi Roof": MT Sales Mounting

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2013 /

Robbie Briggs, whose firms Briggs Freeman Sothebys, is marketing Museum Tower, is also disappointed that the Nasher has turned down Museum Tower’s offer to completely redo the Nasher roof and move on so he can move some properties. MT’s offer is one he called “generous”. “It would be a lot more fun if the whole Arts…

This Gentlemen’s Ranch With Storm Shelter Will Let Dad Be a Total Jack Ass for Father’s Day… Go For It!

By Candy Evans / June 15, 2013 /

First of all, Dad, take a peak at these vitals: 3986-16-8000. No, that is not some super huge bust size –it’s the square footage on this amazing country estate in Sunnyvale that comes on 16 acres with a stocked pond, rolling terrain, and asses in the backyard. Yes, asses, as in donkeys. 8000? That’s how…