Candy Evans

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

For Sale By Owners: Gotta Love Them –Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / July 22, 2011 /

Who ya gonna call???

Hot Beach House Brazilian, Less Than $2 Million: Let’s Go To The Beach!

By Candy Evans / July 22, 2011 /

This home is sleek, modern, and contemporary — very Brazilian. It boasts 7642 square feet of home space and more than 19,052 square feet of land. Five suites, all with A/C and closets, a master suite with polished granite, dressing room, living room, dining room, game room, TV room, bar and kitchen. The bar is…

Where To Buy A Vacation Home NOW: Second Home News

By Candy Evans / July 22, 2011 /

Let’s face it: if you had to pick the most suffering, beat-up child in this real estate mess, it would be the second home market. This is probably the worst time ever for the second home market because most areas overbuilt during the boom, priced too high, and are now left with inventory. Getting a…

Life In Plano Is Pretty Great, According to Those Guys Who Make All The Lists

By Candy Evans / July 22, 2011 /

Fun piece in The Observer by Anna Merlan on something I told you about earlier, how great life is in Plano, Texas. This year we hear that Plano is number 12 on the life expectancy list — so if you live in Plano statistically you will live longer than if you live in Dallas. Last…

We’ve Got Company: The Design Guide + SecondShelters = Party

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

We like to have fun over here on SecondShelters, and we REALLY like company. (Who likes to prattle around in a house all by themselves?) So now, we’ve REALLY got company, a whole bunch of the very best designers in Texas who read and utilize the very best source for design. The Design Guide and Secondshelters are…