Candy Evans

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

Q&A With Bobby Dhillon, Bobby Dhillon Lifestyles: What The Bejesus Happened in House at The House?

By Candy Evans / February 8, 2012 /

It’s funny: while HSH Nordbank AG was seeking repayment of $79.8 million in debt on The House from the folks over at Block J LP, which may now be the biggest foreclosure posting in Dallas, I was touring the fabulous progress over at the Perot Museum. I snapped this photo of The House from The Perot and recall thinking gee,…

Candy’s Sale of the Week: One of the Most Spectacular Sky Palaces in The City Reduced for the Bargain of the Century

By Candy Evans / February 8, 2012 /

This is an unusual Sale of the Week, and yes, I am teasing you. Teasing because I won’t have detail photos of this listing available until later today, but I want you to come back to see. So here are all the deets to whet your appetite and get you back here for more House Porn. And…

Tuesday (Even Better) Two Hundred: An Apple a Day for $196K, Reduced from $229,900

By Candy Evans / February 7, 2012 /

This cute little puppy at 10142 Apple Creek Drive in Dallas has been updated and is ready for Mama Bear, Papa Bear and the cubs to move right in. 2619 square feet with three bedrooms, three baths and two living areas. Built in 1979 but totally updated from the studs — new kitchen with those…

Tuesday Two Hundred: 4 Bedroom Remodeled Hip Pocket North of LBJ for $299K

By Candy Evans / February 7, 2012 /

With Dallas real estate inventory at an all time low, about the only way you can find listings is by having a savvy agent who is worth their weight in Hip Pockets — that is, homes for sale that are not listed in MLS. (Or, ha ha, reading this blog.) Lookie at this precious brick…

A Shark Tank and Spray Tan Rooms Now Apparently Replace The Wrapping Room as the Latest Must-Haves for the Rich. Dallas Real Estate News With Teeth

By Candy Evans / February 7, 2012 /

Just what everyone needs in their home, a shark tank and spray-on tanning room. I’m starting on mine tomorrow! First of all, the Texas connection to this 44,954 square foot home going up in Tarpon Springs, Florida — a cute Greek fishing village near Tampa/St. Pete — is that the owners are Texans. Who, we…