Candy Evans

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

The House of Gold — That is, Champ D’Or — Will Soon be Surrounded by… Aspirational Starter Homes?

By Candy Evans / February 23, 2012 /

Or Mini Champs. McMansion Champs –McChamps! This could be why Alan Goldfield has decided to auction off the over the top dream chateau with the Chanel Boutique-replica closet etc. etc. that he has been trying to sell for almost ten years up there in Hictory Creek. A few weeks ago I found out that a chunk…

In Dallas, We Like to Cheat: Big D On Top Ten List of Members on Adultery Websites.

By Candy Evans / February 23, 2012 /

We skidded in at Number 9, but no wonder we love big bedrooms so darn much! Dallas still made it into the Top Ten! Washington, D.C. made the tip top of the list of U.S. cities with the most members per capita at Ashley Madison, that notorious adult dating web site for married people who like to, well, cheat. The website says it has around 13 million members in 17 countries around the world; and here’s a shocker: AM membership spiked by a whopping 977 percent on February 15. Guess wives go out and cheat on husbands when they don’t like their Valentines Day gift, which is why I just buy my own!

A Contest at CandysDirt.com: Tell Me EVERY AGENT Who Has Listed Champ D’Or…

By Candy Evans / February 22, 2012 /

The winner gets a ticket to next Wednesday’s Inman Agent reBoot… 6 hours of learning fun and of course, gossip! Hint: Joan Eleazer with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s was first and, quite possibly, the last agent. Hey, be happy I didn’t ask for how much all these agents spent in marketing…

It Happens One Week From Today: Real Estate and Technology Like You’ve Never Experienced. And I’ve Got Free Tickets… Nanny Nanny Boo Boo

By Candy Evans / February 22, 2012 /

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Champ D’Or to be Auctioned off March 30 in Hickory Creek. Who Will Buy It? Bowling and Boob Jobs?

By Candy Evans / February 22, 2012 /

As I told you either late last night (I blog into the wee hours) or early this morning, Champ D’Or, arguably the most significant piece of real estate on the market in the greater Dallas area, will be sold at auction March 30. It has been on the market for ten years. The auction will be conducted by a New York…