Candy Evans

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

Forest Park Spine Surgeons Get Book Thrown at Them For $40M Scheme, Sell Cribs

By Candy Evans / April 1, 2021 /

If you’ve lived in Dallas for any length of time, you know how tracking a beautiful home to its owners can usually lead to an interesting business success background story. That’s kind of our meat and potatoes here at CandysDirt.com. Sometimes, unfortunately, it leads to a for-sale sign when the owner is found to have…

Evanston Approves Reparations For a History of Housing Discrimination Against Blacks Funded by Marijuana Sales

By Candy Evans / March 31, 2021 /

In a worth-watching, first-of-its-kind move, Evanston, Ill., will try to offset years of discriminatory housing policies and practices by making reparations available to eligible Black city residents. The unique program in the north shore Chicago suburb home to Northwestern University is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. and could be…

This Custom-Built Home in University Park Has Something For Everyone

By Candy Evans / March 25, 2021 /

Home is the place where it all happens, especially these days. You want it to be somewhere everyone feels comfortable, inspired, and most importantly, relaxed. This traditional stunner is ready for all your moments, from family time to exciting occasions. Sitting pretty as a picture in University Park, it could be your forever home. The…

Candy Evans for Dallas! I’m Running for Dallas City Council in District 11, North Dallas

By Candy Evans / March 24, 2021 /

I’m Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, and I’m running for Dallas City Council as a very different kind of candidate. A mover, a shaker, an advocate for change! If there is one thing we have learned from our year-long pandemic, it’s that you change & you adapt, or you wither. Dallas is at…

Talking to The Folks Who Put the “Care” in Manchester Care Homes

By Candy Evans / March 22, 2021 /

For a year that will go down in pandemic history, the caregivers at Manchester Care Homes and Cambridge Caregivers have been doing heroic work caring for a high COVID-risk population in a closed-door setting. That meant they had to be more to their patients than caregivers — they had to be friends, confidants, technical engineers,…