Candy Evans

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

Time for the Annual “Is There a Real Estate Tax Hidden in the Health Care Bill” Questions

By Candy Evans / September 27, 2011 /

My husband emailed today all a tither and asked why we are not selling our home and renting before 2013. Seems he received an email from a Realtor that said under the new health care bill all real estate transactions are going to be subject to a 3.8% sales tax. I thought he read my blog when…

Will Recent Stock Market Gyrations Send More Investors Into Dallas Real Estate? Fancy Cars, Maybe — Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / September 26, 2011 /

According to this poll from AP-CNBC,  six in 10 U.S. residents (that’s 62 percent) say their confidence in investing has been shaken by recent volatility in the stock market. They’ve become more nervous about investing over the last 12 months. Today, 65 percent of those who own stocks, bonds and mutual funds are less confident about investing,…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Life on Beverly Drive is Beautiful with Designer James McInroe

By Candy Evans / September 26, 2011 /

Oh I have a treat for you this beautiful Monday morning. It’s called 4641 Beverly Drive and this home is smoother than your morning latte. You know who could live here? Tory Burch. Stop whatever you are doing and look at these interiors. I’m supposed to keep this package around a million, I confess the home…

6552 Lake Circle Drive Nearing Completion, Peak Inside This Sunday — Beautiful!

By Candy Evans / September 24, 2011 /

You are in for a really big treat this Sunday. 6552 Lake Circle Drive in East Dallas is nearing completion, AND WILL BE OPEN! An exquisite modern home uniquely situated on the Beards Branch of White Rock Creek. The stacked stone & wood facade combined with sheets of glass evoke a  mid-century sensibility. Space for pool. Energy features:…

Open House, Fairview: Your Own Estate and Nature Preserve for Under $2,000,000

By Candy Evans / September 24, 2011 /

Let’s face it: you just get so much more value when you buy north. Even the names of the streets are better: who would not want to live on a street called Circle In The Woods? 941 Circle in the Woods is a four-level, almost 9,600 square foot Bavarian estate on a terraced hillside adjoining a wooded 600-acre nature…