Candy Evans

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

The Pitter Patter of Little Feet Over at The Tony Romo House: Boy or Girl?

By Candy Evans / January 6, 2012 /

Word is that Candice Crawford Romo is busy as a nesting mom-to-be getting her new baby’s nursery ready for a spring arrival. And will that baby be able to toss a pigskin with Tony on the lawn of their Cottonwood Valley home here? You bet: word from a very reliable source is that the baby is a…

Thank Goodness for Second Shelters: A Home in South Florida Saves the Day for Texas Native

By Candy Evans / January 6, 2012 /

by Andrea Kavanagh Who would have ever thought that a second home could be an asset? Especially one in Florida?  Once upon a time, I had the best of both worlds.  A beautiful Preston Hollow home in the heart of my beloved Big D, and a fabulous second home in Weston, Florida – located in…

Hot Neighborhoods: Richwoods in Frisco. Three Minutes to Everywhere

By Candy Evans / January 5, 2012 /

I have not seen it yet, but I am heading there Friday. The Richwoods development in Frisco seems to be on everyone’s radar. It’s only 3 minutes to Highway 121, 4 minutes to the grocery store and 8 minutes to Stonebriar Mall. 121 George W. Bush, by the way, is my new favorite highway to get to DFW…

Whatever Happened to the Church of Scientology Over on Buckner Road?

By Candy Evans / January 4, 2012 /

I love how one home sale opens up Pandora’s boxes to other sales and real estate tales! The Church of Scientology bought this property at the corner of Buckner Boulevard and Dixie Lane in 2000 and made the neighbors mighty nervous. In 2008, it was on the market for $725,000, listed with Perry Jones. According to…

State of the 2012 Dallas Real Estate Market: Projected 2% Decrease In Prices. Rentals? Sky’s The Limit

By Candy Evans / January 4, 2012 /

So. It’s 2012 and we have been at this for what now, three years? Our market first started feeling the pinch about 2008. Texas is like the caboose on a long train: we are the last to fall off the cliff. Foreclosures skyrocketed from 2008 to 2011. The folks at Standard & Poors are now saying that…