Candy Evans

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

Talk About Misleading Headlines: “Larry Hagman Death Sparks Interest in Southfork Ranch”

By Candy Evans / November 26, 2012 /

Examiner.com had this interesting headline. Here’s what they reported:

Tourists flocked to Southfork Ranch inDallas, Texas on Saturday Nov. 24 after news broke that Larry Hagman, the actor that played the famous television character J.R. Ewing on the iconic 1980s hit show “Dallas”, died the day before.

His popularity on the 1980s hit television series “Dallas” made the Texas town world-famous, but where was the recently deceased actor really from? More importantly, where was he living in the months and weeks before his death? Not in Hollywood, surprisingly enough. He died in the oil town that he seemed to love best — but not at Southfork.

Larry Hagman, a.k.a. J.R. Ewing, Rest In Peace

By Candy Evans / November 25, 2012 /

He did more for Dallas fame and real estate values than anyone, and we will miss him dearly. Everyone in the world will see this image — J.R. Ewing and his Dallas ranch — and plant in their brains that image of how great, big, and spread out our homes are. On Saturday evening, I…

Grey Thursday Three Hundred: Sometimes Drive-Up Appeal is Overrated…When You Have All This Behind the House

By Candy Evans / November 24, 2012 /

If it’s woods you want, and fabulous creek views only 2 blocks from White Rock Lake well, this Frontier is for you! Since we were busy in the kitchen most of Thursday, we are bringing you this week’s Thursday $300K a bit late. But make no doubt, 3820 Frontier is well worth the wait while…

This Perry Heights Historical Estate Offers Something The Pilgrims Would Have Fought Over: Enough Room to Raise a Turkey

By Candy Evans / November 22, 2012 /

Look at that land! They are not making any more of it, that’s for sure. Check out Candy’s House of the Week over at Culturemap…  a real home for the Holidays! And happy Thanksgiving!

Meanwhile, Back at The Ritz: The Tower Residences Are Now 75% Sold

By Candy Evans / November 21, 2012 /

This is Kyle Crews with Paige Hinton, Director of Residential Marketing for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company at last week’s conference in Los Angeles:  “Luxury Real Estate – The Global Market Outlook and a Journey into the Hearts and Minds of the Super-Affluent and Wealthy.” Oh my, how I wish I could have been a shapely…