Candy Evans

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

Do You Know What Time It Is? Where Your Children Are? Who Cares — Scott & Cooner's Winter Sidewalk Sale is Up

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2013 /

Who cares where the kids or husbands are when Tom Dixon, Fritz Hansen, Giorgetti, etc. are all on sale! Great prices!  Scott + Cooner kicked off it’s winter sidewalk sale on Thursday, with great deals continuing through Saturday at 4 p.m. Great way to get a little something to spruce up the house before you put it…

Speaking of Lance Armstrong, Now You Can LEASE Sandra Bullock’s Austin Crib for $8000k a Month!

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2013 /

The old news is Sandra Bullock’s home has been on the market down in Austin for  254 days, and it still on the market for $2,500,000. The new news: you can now lease Sandra’s house for $8000 a month. Stardom apparently is not as vital as good BBQ in Austin: as my fave Austin Realtor…

Speaking of Lance Armstrong, Now You Can LEASE Sandra Bullock's Austin Crib for $8000k a Month!

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2013 /

The old news is Sandra Bullock’s home has been on the market down in Austin for  254 days, and it still on the market for $2,500,000. The new news: you can now lease Sandra’s house for $8000 a month. Stardom apparently is not as vital as good BBQ in Austin: as my fave Austin Realtor…

Trader Joe’s Coming to Cole Street: Do Upscale Grocery Stores Improve Home Sales and Values?

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2013 /

Steve Brown reported this week that I am going to be spending a lot more time down on Knox-Henderson. Why? Because United Commercial Realty confirmed Tuesday that specialty grocer Trader Joe’s, the world of Two Buck Chuck, is actually going to finish out a store on Cole Avenue just south of Knox Street. This confirms what I have heard for months, that the 13,433 square foot Knox Street Trader Joe’s will replace some older buildings just north of Ed Kellums along Cole Avenue.

Trader Joe's Coming to Cole Street: Do Upscale Grocery Stores Improve Home Sales and Values?

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2013 /

Steve Brown reported this week that I am going to be spending a lot more time down on Knox-Henderson. Why? Because United Commercial Realty confirmed Tuesday that specialty grocer Trader Joe’s, the world of Two Buck Chuck, is actually going to finish out a store on Cole Avenue just south of Knox Street. This confirms what I have heard for months, that the 13,433 square foot Knox Street Trader Joe’s will replace some older buildings just north of Ed Kellums along Cole Avenue.