Candy Evans

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

Moving On Up: Strength of Market Means White Rock Marathon Move for M-Street Reactors

By Candy Evans / December 5, 2011 /

by Karen Eubank Good Monday morning! Lots of news to report today, most of it Realtor news in Dallas’ high-stakes broker biz. We heard that Ellen Terry has left Ebby Halliday for Briggs Freeman Sothebys. (Stay tuned for more on that.) Well, here’s more proof that dirt east of Central is not only outpacing the…

Dallas Realtor News: Ellen Terry Departs Ebby Halliday to Join Briggs Freeman Sothebys

By Candy Evans / December 4, 2011 /

 Developing. I’m told this is effective today. Ellen Terry, whose high end boutique real estate company was just merged into the rapidly expanding Dave Perry Miller luxury real estate brand at Ebby Halliday, on October 24, actually, has left Ebby to join Briggs Freeman Sothebys. Still sorting details and trying to obtain quotes. Stay very tuned.

This Kessler House Was Published in House Beautiful Mag and Can Be Yours: The Friday Five Hundred

By Candy Evans / December 3, 2011 /

House Beautiful? Pick me up off the floor. Look at this darling home! Four bedrooms, two and a half baths, two living areas (who needs more?) and a guest studio to boot on one of the best streets in hilly, curvaceous Kessler Park. That would be 1132 N. Canterbury Court. Built in 1935, you can only…

When Housing Makes You Sick – Kip Petroff’s Battling Goliath: Inside A $22 Billion Legal Scandal

By Candy Evans / December 2, 2011 /

Back room pacts, allegations, deceit, and basically screwing over thousands of people who had faith in the system? Are we talking about mortgages, the big banks again and their bailout? No, now we are talking about Dallas lawyer Kip Petroff of Petroff & Associates and his compelling story of how he held a corporate giant accountable for the…

Candy’s Sale of the Week: Priced $200,000 Below Appraisal, This Oak Lawn Townhome is the Biggest Bargain North of the Trinity

By Candy Evans / December 2, 2011 /

  This home is a short sale, and cheaper than renting. The owner is perfectly serious when he says, bring on all offers. Like, we mean ALL. Currently priced at $475,000, this home is amazing and practically brand new, though it was built in 1998. In fact, my first question was: does anyone live here? You…