Candy Evans

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

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…

Museum Tower Strikes Back With Reasons Why Nasher-Preferred German Louvre Solution Not Acceptable

By Candy Evans / November 20, 2012 /

As promised, here is the statement from the Museum Tower folks, followed by the Retractable Louvre presentation. As I suspected, insurability and liability are two pretty big reasons why they are say no: