Candy Evans

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

Tim Headington Lists Mammoth Ritz Penthouse for $14 Million With Sotheby’s

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2012 /

Update 8:36 p.m. Robbie Briggs and BFS will be working with Eloy on Tim’s condo, but showings probably won’t be scheduled for 30 days. Wow. I had heard that Tim Headington’s spread up there on the 21st floor of the Ritz Residences Tower I was just totally out of this world. Well, now the Wall Street…

More Good Real Estate News: Second Home Sales Were Up In 2011, Including Vacation Home Sales!

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2012 /

Get the details over on SecondShelters.com.

Snakes and Speed: Two Neighborhoods in Dallas You May Want to Avoid: Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2012 /

If you have an aversion to slithery creatures, might not want to move over to Harry Moss Park off Arborside Drive and Royal Lane in Lake Highlands. Homeowners there have lost dogs to nasty snake bites from Copperheads. Some are even afraid to let dogs romp in the park. In fact, there are now signs at the park…

Nasher to Museum Tower: Watch Your Glass, It’s Frying Us

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2012 /

Great article in Thursday’s Dallas Morning News by Michael Granberry about an ensuing battle between Museum Tower and the Nasher Sculpture Center that we can only hope won’t lead to the l-word: lawsuit. Of course, the story is behind the paywall, and I highly recommend you read it. If not, here’s a synopsis: Sometimes it’s…

Second Home Sales Surged in 2011 by 65%, Vaca Home Sales Up by 7%

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2012 /

It had to happen sooner or later, especially with prices slashed and dashed by 40 to almost 60% in some markets. But sales of second homes, some vacation, most investment, shot up in 2011. The combined sales of vaca and investment homes was at the highest it has been in this country since 2005. The…