Candy Evans

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

Does Everyone Really Leave Dallas in August? And Where Do They Go? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / August 14, 2011 /

You could be here… instead of here. Check out where the rich and famous of Dallas escape the Texas heat over on SecondShelters.com! And tell us your favorite place to escape! Maybe you are even there…

Why Everyone Leaves Dallas In August, and Where They Go: The Dallas Second Home Report

By Candy Evans / August 14, 2011 /

Do you find it impossible to get anything done in Dallas in August? Let’s face it: everyone in town has taken a hike. And do you blame them? I’d much rather be at the seashore in Maine, on the Gulf Coast at Alys Beach, even down at Cinnamon Shore (which opens a new coffee house next week)…

Oh Steve, Start Managing Your Headlines, Please. We Are Talking .3 % For Cripes Sake!

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2011 /

Like I’m serious. This is ridiculous. The real estate headline in yesterday’s Dallas Morning News says: “Dallas-area home prices projected to inch lower in coming months” Inch? Creep? Lean? “Dallas-area home prices were down almost 5 percent from a year ago in the latest Case-Shiller Index data for May.” Yes, Case-Shiller. Old data and doesn’t…

Does Your Pool Need A Chill Pill? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2011 /

Over on CandysDirt.com, we are wondering why we even have pools. Because, right about now, they are all like bathtubs.

How Hot Is Your Pool? Pretty Hot Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2011 /

It’s that time of the year when we wonder why we have pools. Because, right about now, they are all like bathtubs. I’m not a cold water gal. I actually LIKE my pool in May, June and July when I can just walk right in without a “period of adjustment”. But come August, it seems the…