Candy Evans

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

Is CandysDirt.com the Best (Non Traditional Media) Blog in Dallas? We Need Your Vote!

By Candy Evans / April 26, 2012 /

It’s time for the Best of Big D voting again, and this year the good folks at D Magazine have a category for best blogs (published by a non-traditional media outlet). While CandysDirt.com was not included in the original line-up, editor Jason Heid kindly suggested we launch a write-in campaign! So I need your help! We…

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What Are The Most Unfaithful Neighborhoods in Dallas? (You Know What I’m Talking About… Where the Spouse is a Louse)

By Candy Evans / April 26, 2012 /

Comes word from The New York Post that the richest neighborhoods in New York are the ones where the most cheating goes on, apparently. The New York Post called in Noel Biderman, he the CEO of the site AshleyMadison.com… if you don’t know what that is, you’ve lived in the Bible Belt too long! (It’s a…

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VIP Alert: Van Cliburn Bringing Russian Culture & Collectibles to the Ritz-Carlton Tonight

By Candy Evans / April 25, 2012 /

Update 4/26/12: VIPs indeed! Laura Bush was front and center last night at the Ritz-Carlton seated right next to the Maestro himself. Pierce Allman made reference to Allie Beth’s client by recognizing her, adding that he does not like calling her “former First Lady Laura Bush” because she will always be our favorite First Lady.…

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Hot Property: Ira Archer Has the Granite of New Hampshire & Animal House Under His Belt… and The Creeks of Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / April 25, 2012 /

Food fight! Ira found my soft spot the moment he told me he went to Dartmouth College. (Fodder: Dave Perry-Miller agent Stephen Collins is also a Dartmouth grad.) Granted, he was there ahead of me by a few moments, during those infamous all-male years. He was a contemporary of Chris Miller, who wrote Animal House — in…

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Tuesday Two Hundred, Kiss Me Now: Gameroom, Media Room, and a Friggin’ Bonus Room for $289,900

By Candy Evans / April 25, 2012 /

This is unreal. Somebody please pinch me. I am not drinking, not one sip of bubbly, that price is $289,900. This home is in North Richland Hills, sports 3,339 square feet, three bedrooms, three baths, and a host of extras you usually find in homes starting at about $500K. Talk about Blue Light Special, the…

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