Candy Evans

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

No Suite Delusions: How To Downsize Your Home Without Psychiatric Intervention

By Candy Evans / September 2, 2011 /

Confession: I once almost called off the sale of a home because my closets were too full of junk! I told the realtor, “I’ll just die here.” Sigh. Let me introduce  Lorraine Brock, professional organizer, family coach, speaker, and President and Founder of Get Organized! in Dallas, Texas. Get Organized! is an organizing service (with an…

Where To Find Great Second Home Bargains Right Now: Scottsdale, Arizona

By Candy Evans / September 2, 2011 /

You may have noticed on the map I posted Monday that one of the hottest spots in the country for second homes is Arizona, no pun intended! Well, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley have long been favored havens for second – third – and fourth – homes for Dallas “sunbirds”.  With both Case-Shiller and Core Logic pegging…

Heading Out To NBC’s Nonstop Nightly to Talk Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / September 1, 2011 /

We are going to talk about the national market and then zero in on specifics here in our market — like where homes are selling. So tune in to NonStop Nightly or check back with CandysDirt later on!

Life In the Dallas Real Estate Market: Stay Tuned. Stay Very Tuned

By Candy Evans / September 1, 2011 /

Sale pending! Listed at $6,495,000.

Is Any Market REALLY Recession Proof? An About Face from Forbes

By Candy Evans / September 1, 2011 /

All it takes is a month of triple digit weather in Texas for the real estate market to improve in Colorado. I got word that Aspen, a bellwether for the second home real state market, is bustling with Texans buying second or third homes there.  I’ll have to dial up my friend, Steven Shane. Not so much…