Candy Evans

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

Memorial Day: Thank You, Dear Veterans, For The Sound Sleep We Have in Our Homes

By Candy Evans / May 27, 2013 /

Last October, we had the privilege of visiting Pearl Harbor while in Hawaii. It was a life-changing experience for me, a visit I think every American should make. My parents told me repeatedly how the attack on December 7, 1941 changed their lives forever. Fortunately, my father and father-in-law made it back from the war in good health. But…

Mike Modano Talks Dallas Real Estate, Great Neighborhoods, and Where He’s Going to Live Next…

By Candy Evans / May 24, 2013 /

It all started when we posted Mike Modano’s $2.495 house on Mimosa for sale this week. (It’s orgasmic.) Somewhere, somehow the rumor started in that he was leaving Dallas, maybe for LA? Mike’s biz manager, Tom Fireovid, contacted me to clear that up — sometimes in this internet world you end up linking to the…

Mike Modano Talks Dallas Real Estate, Great Neighborhoods, and Where He's Going to Live Next…

By Candy Evans / May 24, 2013 /

It all started when we posted Mike Modano’s $2.495 house on Mimosa for sale this week. (It’s orgasmic.) Somewhere, somehow the rumor started in that he was leaving Dallas, maybe for LA? Mike’s biz manager, Tom Fireovid, contacted me to clear that up — sometimes in this internet world you end up linking to the…

Airbnb Gets Short-Sheeted in NYC

By Candy Evans / May 23, 2013 /

The hot short-term home rental site, Airbnb, has about 235 listings here in Dallas. But New York City is crying foul to at least one Airbnb landlord — will this hurt Airbnb? Story on SecondShelters.com…

Shuckey-Darn: New York City Short Sheets Airbnb

By Candy Evans / May 23, 2013 /

You know Airbnb, yes? The sassy vacation rental site that let’s homeowners earn extra money off their homes by renting them out on a short term basis. I had the pleasure of hearing the founders speak two years ago at Inman in San Francisco. They started the concept when they were living in San Francisco,…