Candy Evans
Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.
Bloomberg is reporting that Chuck Greenberg, former CEO and co-owner of The Texas Rangers, has come forward to say he may want to bid on the bankrupt Dallas Stars Hockey franchise, according to a lawyer. This cannot be — not that Greenberg wouldn’t be a terrific owner. But Vancouver-based businessman Tom Gaglardi is already pre-approved…
I hate Dodd-Frank. It’s a good idea gone rogue. And if you value the ability of qualified people to buy real estate without having to place 20% to 50% as a down payment, you should hate it, too. Dodd-Frank is like nuking an entire apartment complex to get rid of bedbugs in one small 300 square foot…
President Obama has this great idea to tax millionaires — his “Buffet/Buffett tax” — that is, getting those who actually earn $1,000,000 a year or more, not the poor strapped $100,000 middle or upper or whatever middle class you call them. Of course, the rich can afford fancier attorneys and CPA’s to toodle around income streams,…
Update: I want to note that nationally, foreclosure rates are up, like really up. “This is really the first time we’ve seen a significant increase in the number of new foreclosure actions,” said Rick Sharga, a senior vice president at RealtyTrac, who tracks FC rates. “It’s still possible this is a blip, but I think it’s…
Newport, R.I. If you’re going to have a second home, why not have it in the land once known as the “summering White House”? History, water, proximity to Providence 30 miles away plus all those mansions — Newport is where the mansion concept may have been conceived. I’ve heard it’s a reviving second home paradise. This…
