Candy Evans

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

Now The Good News: North Texas Home Sales Up 18% in July. Bad News, Prices Down

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2011 /

I am almost afraid to write this for fear of a jinx: the North Texas housing market is doing well. Like, really well. Prices are down a smidge, but July volume was way up. And maybe, just maybe, I know when we found the bottom. Steve Brown reports today that pre-owned home sales were up 18…

Your Second Home Nirvana in Northern Cali: Help Me Critique This Groovy Peninsula Spread

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2011 /

This could really get me in water that is hotter than my swimming pool right about now, but a friend in California is selling their home and these are the photos the agent shot.Naturally, I have some strong opinions, which I am going to withold. It’s a lovely contemporary northern Cali home circa 1983 but…

SOS! Help These Poor Buyers (Yes, Buyers) Find a Home! Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2011 /

If you are a buyer or Realtor looking for a home you cannot find in MLS, steer on over here to CandysDirt.com where you just may find a willing seller and buyer! Peggy Millheiser over at Ellen Terry has buyers who are looking for a 3 plus bedroom house in the Brentfield school district.  They have…

Naughty Tuesday: Help Me Critique This Home For Cali Friends

By Candy Evans / August 8, 2011 /

This could really get me in water that is hotter than my swimming pool right about now, but a friend in California is selling their home and these are the photos the agent shot. Naturally, I have some strong opinions, which I am going to withold. It’s a lovely contemporary northern Cali home circa 1983…

Hot Monday Morning House Porn: Don’t Judge a Book by The Cover — Even at $500K

By Candy Evans / August 8, 2011 /

From the outside, this house at 7136 Aberdeen in the way cool Meadows is kind of blah. And I’d appreciate any suggestions on how to improve that exterior — I am not fond of that paint color on the stucco, and is it me or is that door too dark and heavy and well, Plano,…