Candy Evans

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

Those Maroon Real Estate Signs in GCB Look Awfully, Awfully Familiar…

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2012 /

Agent Heather with HOME Real Estate? (Someone’s “always sitting on her face.”) And who in Dallas real estate says stuff like, “you can always work with another agent, but they will charge you a fee…” Hmm. Anyone? My favorite part of Sunday night’s debute episode was looking at Bluffview homes near Love Field two inches from…

Dallas Real Estate News: Claire Dewar Is the Happiest Agent In Town — Ginsburg-Heath Estate on Park Lane Sold, Closed, Finally!

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2012 /

One of the most deliciously beautiful estate settings in Preston Hollow has sold. The Ginsburg, formerly Heath (as in BeautiControl) property at 4707 Park Lane closed last week. This hefty sale just may be an omen of what the Dallas spring market will be like: on fire. Actually, that’s a bad choice of words, I guess, because 4707…

SecondShelters.com Named One of Top 25 Best Luxury Blogs! Top of List! (Blushing!!!)

By Candy Evans / March 2, 2012 /

Oh my, from Beverly Hills to Beverly Drive! I am so very, very proud to announce that  SecondShelters.com, has been named one of the top 25 luxury real estate blogs in the nation by one of the top luxury Realtors in the nation, Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker Previews International, in Beverly Hills. What makes…

SecondShelters.com Tops List of Top Twenty-Five Luxury Blogs in the U.S! Incredible Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / March 2, 2012 /

From Beverly Hills to Beverly Drive! I am so very, very proud to announce that our sister blog, SecondShelters.com, has been named one of the top 25 luxury real estate blogs in the nation by one of the top luxury Realtors in the nation, Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker Previews International, in Beverly Hills. What makes me blush with even more pride is the fact that SecondShelters tops a power list of my brilliant blogging mentors like CURBED, Homes of the Rich, Hooked on Houses, Reside SF, among others, including my bestest blog mentor, friend and hero of them all, Mama at The Real Estalker!!! Many of the blogs are online web step-children of print pubs. Here’s what Jade says about all of us:

Ask Candy: Help Us Find a Reputable Company to Build An Outdoor Kitchen Environment in Dallas

By Candy Evans / March 2, 2012 /

A patio-loving reader writes:

Hey Candy, I was curious if you could recommend a reputable company that specializes in building outdoor kitchens, stonework, etc. I am wanting pergola and an outdoor kitchen, with fire pit. I know you have so much involvement with real estate, I figured you may know a