Candy Evans

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

Monday Morning Millionaire Is Calling All Valentines: One of the Most Romantic Homes in Dallas (On Beverly Drive!) Just Got More Affordable!

By Candy Evans / February 13, 2012 /

Let’s face it: there are only a handful of streets in Dallas that make people drop their jaw when they find out where you live: Strait Lane — I’ve decided to buy my next house on the tip top northernmost stretch of Strait just to get the reaction from people. Park Lane, to some extent. I lived on Park Lane for ten years and many times people asked me for an apartment number, as if! There is Lakeside Drive, Highland (hi Troy), and Euclid, and then there is the Grand Dame of Highland Park Streets: Beverly Drive. Who is Beverly Drive named after, anyhow?

The Mary Kay House is in MLS! Feast Your Eyes On the “Pinkest” House in Dallas!

By Candy Evans / February 13, 2012 /

As I told you two weeks ago, the Mary Kay home is on the market and listed with precious Karen Luter of Allie Beth Allman. Fox 4 is doing a story on it this Wednesday, and I’ve even had calla about it from Japan. Of course, it is no longer owned by the late Mary…

Could Ray Nagin Be Moving to North Texas? Dallas Real Estate News Blast From the Past

By Candy Evans / February 12, 2012 /

Could former New Orleans mayor Clarence Ray Nagin and his wife be heading for North Texas to maybe live in their Frisco townhome? Sure hope they’ve been paying their HOA dues. Reuters is reporting that former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is being investigated by federal authorities for allegedly receiving favors or items of value from vendors…

Bernake Talks to Home Builders: Weak Housing Impeding Recovery. Translation to DC: It’s Still About the Lending, Stupid

By Candy Evans / February 12, 2012 /

Just to show you how crucial housing and home building remains to the nation’s economic recovery, Fed Chairman Ben Bernake rubbed shoulders (and used hand gestures) with Bob the Builders last week in Orlando. His talk was the hottest ticket in town at the 2012 National Association of Home Builders International Builders Show in Orlando. Dallas photographer…

Friday Five Hundred: Famous Dallas Designer’s Home Jam-Packed With Style, Style, Style REDUCED TWO MINUTES AGO!

By Candy Evans / February 12, 2012 /

This Friday Five Hundred is just a little bit late because I was out cheatin’ on my house before it got cold, finding you more House Porn! And lookie what I found lurking at 3914 Inwood Road: Perry Henderson’s house! Just so happens this manicured puppy is on Open House Tour Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00…