Candy Evans
Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.
Word came today that Berkshire Hathaway’s HomeServices of America now former CEO, Gino Blefari, stepped down from his five-year leadership role at the real estate giant Tuesday to become a chairman emeritus. In his place is none other than Chris Kelly, executive vice president of HomeServices of America, who will become president and CEO. Yes, that’s OUR…
There are not many homes that put my head into a spin. But then there is 6617 Forest Creek Dr. I stopped counting how many times “amazing” came out of my mouth while touring the home. And the neighborhood: Forest Creek is in North Dallas just south of Forest Lane, south of LBJ. Dallas has…
“Where there is smoke, there’s fire.” The Wall Street Journal rocked the real estate community last week Thursday with an exclusive report that Compass is in “advanced talks” to acquire HomeServices of America, Berkshire Hathaway’s prized residential real estate gem. This is a report that HomeServices of America “categorically” denies. But then Inman chimed in:…
I honestly cannot understand two really great things about this beautiful Melshire Estates home. One, its square footage and two, its price. In fact, 5740 Northmoor has landed firmly into my “take a second look” bucket, the pickiest real estate bucket in town, but laser-focused on downsizing properties. (As you may know by now, my…
The news came from the man who has written even more than I have on this topic: the demise of the former Valley View Mall renamed Midtown and promised, promised, promised to be delivered for at least 12 years. Twelve long years. That man is Robert Wilonsky, who recently returned to the Dallas Morning News,…
