Candy Evans

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

Are You Ready For Dallas City Council Runoffs? Meet the Candidates, Midtown, and More

By Candy Evans / May 19, 2021 /

As you may know, May 1 was Election Day for most municipal races in Texas. Run-offs for the races that did not have a 51 percent majority vote will take place on June 5. Voting for your municipal representatives is one of the most important civic responsibilities you can exercise. Don’t know who to vote…

An Important Housing Question for Dallas City Council Candidates

By Candy Evans / May 13, 2021 /

What is the price of a median home in Dallas? Not the Metroplex, not Fort Worth, but the City of Dallas?* My short-lived political career was officially buried on May 1 when I lost in the four-way race for the District 11 Dallas City Council seat. But my love of politics (basically real estate’s sibling)…

French Baroque Palace of Pilgrim’s Pride Founder Offers Privacy and Peace

By Candy Evans / May 12, 2021 /

The palatial French Baroque that locals in Pittsburg, Texas once dubbed Cluckingham Palace is back on the market, and for just under $5 million this impressive 18,327-square-foot home on nearly 44 acres can be your next family compound. The home at 800 S. Greer Blvd. was built by Bo and Patty Pilgrim, the renowned founders…

JP & Associates Acquired by Cairn Real Estate Holdings, Aperion Management

By Candy Evans / May 6, 2021 /

Frisco-based JP & Associates Realtors has been acquired by Utah-based Cairn Real Estate Holdings, LLC. JP & Associates is a home-grown Texas success story. It is the No. 1 Independent Real Estate Brokerage firm in Texas and ranked in the Top 25 Largest Real Estate Brokerage Firms in the U.S., according to RealTrends. It is…

What Does Myra Tobolowsky-Prescott Think About Manchester Care Homes?

By Candy Evans / May 5, 2021 /

Finding a safe, healthy home to care for your loved ones who can no longer care for themselves can be, and often is, one of the most difficult decisions we adult children ever have to make.  No one knows that more than North Dallas resident Myra Tobolowsky-Prescott, who had to move her mother out of…