Candy Evans

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

Monday Morning Millionaire: A Different Kind of White House, Fit for ANY President. Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / February 20, 2012 /

I figure that once you leave the White House, you might be a little weary of pomp, circumstance and overdosing on traditional. Laura Bush is said to vastly prefer clean lines in her home decor, I guess that’s what all that Williamsburg cherry ball and claw does to you after eight years! So why not…

How To Get Out of Town Without Buying a Plane Ticket: “O”pen House Extraordinaire This Weekend, Continued

By Candy Evans / February 18, 2012 /

OK, here is another home you absolutely have to see while it’s open Sunday February 19 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. This home, once owned by interior designer extraordinaire Laura Hunts’ parents (and has her signature design all over it!) is Unit 6B at the venerable Vendome on Turtle Creek. It’s 3869 glorious square feet with everything…

How To Get Out of Town Without Buying a Plane Ticket: “O”pen House Extraordinaire This Weekend

By Candy Evans / February 18, 2012 /

I’m in Park City, Utah, checking out some amazing second home bargains for SecondShelters.com and yes, testing the slopes. (Big snowfall tonight!) But if you are in Dallas this weekend, you can get out of town without ever paying the tolltag fee at DFW. Just check out the amazing Open House at 8545 Midway: a…

Thursday Three Hundred: Black is Not Back. Kessler Foreclosure Needs Imagination, Love and a Whole Lot of Paint

By Candy Evans / February 16, 2012 /

Here’s another project for you to steal down in Kessler Woods: $304,200, reduced from $319,000. This house SOLD for $435,000 back in 2007. Great bones and a view that is more San Fran than Dallas. Hill top privacy with wrap around balcony and tree top views on  an elevated .43 acre lot. Great Chef’s kitchen with…

Ask The Tax Doctor: Does Living on a Busy Street Guarantee That My Property Taxes Will Be Lower?

By Candy Evans / February 16, 2012 /

Dear Tax Doctor: From reading the recent post, the one about the guy building a compound on Walnut Hill Lane, it seems that you can get a tax break from living on a busy street. Someone else also told me this recently. We want to lower our property tax burden and get a smaller house. I am…