Candy Evans

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

Thursday Three Hundred: Super Updated Casa Linda Mid Century Is Twitcher Nirvana With Dark Room, Holiday Storage — $338,800

By Candy Evans / March 8, 2012 /

This new listing blows me away. Just came across my desk and I could not sit still. First of all, it is not you: there is hardly any inventory to sell across town until you get north. I’ll be covering that in a future post. This Lakewood/Casa Linda pup is at Buckner/Ferguson and has been…

Sean Payton Now OWNS Texas Dirt: New $3.4 Vaquero House Includes Disco With Lighted Floors, Mirrored Ball, Laser Lights, FOG

By Candy Evans / March 8, 2012 /

Wow. Sean Payton and fam are now officially imbedded in the Lone Star State and you know what that means: they are now card-carrying Texans! In early January, Sean and his wife bought a stunning 7,785 square foot home in a delicious part of Vaquero that is honestly one of the most beautiful homes I’ve seen out there, maybe anywhere. I mean, no offense NOLA, but you would not find a house like this in Louisiana. No way Jose. PLEASE check out this slide show for detailed photos.

Not Sure Sean Payton is Renewing His Lease on Mark Teixeira’s Vaquero House: Great Second Home Op in Westlake, Texas

By Candy Evans / March 7, 2012 /

It was about this time last year — well, February 2011 — that Sean Payton got everyone all flustered thinking he was maybe trying to get closer to Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys. Well, of course he wasn’t. He had other fish to fry. But Payton and his family did move to the uber…

The Newest Status Symbol in Dallas Real Estate? Bubble Massages and AT LEAST Two Bathrooms for Every Bedroom

By Candy Evans / March 7, 2012 /

Homes are getting smaller and people are downsizing…are you kidding? The latest fad in home design: homes with a gazillion bathrooms. The Los Angeles Times reports California Real Estate brokers who cater to the rich say their clients are now asking for homes with at least two bathrooms for every bedroom.

Too Much House Bounty? Looks Like Sean Payton Might Not Be Renewing that Lease on Mark Teixeira’s Vaquero House

By Candy Evans / March 6, 2012 /

It was about this time last year — well, February 2011 — that Sean Payton got everyone all flustered thinking he was maybe trying to get closer to Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys. Well, of course he wasn’t. He had other fish to fry. But Payton and his family did move to the uber exclusive Vaquero Club in Westake.…