Candy Evans

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

Move Over Park Cities, Take a Punt, Preston Hollow: Westlake is IT

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2011 /

Nice cover story in today’s Dallas Morning News (with a nice hat tip to your’s truly here) telling us why, when it comes to having money or fame in North Texas,  Westlake is the new place to be. Eric Aasen says what I’ve been telling you for three years: this community in northeast Tarrant County with…

What Should They Build on the Site of Valley View Mall (R.I.P.)?

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2011 /

In today’s Dallas Morning News (staff photograph here by John F. Rhodes) is a great story about the fate of  Valley View Mall. As you may know, there is a five-year expansion project underway for LBJ and the 38-year old shopping center, which is in default and up for sale by its creditors, will be razed to make better economic use…

Plano is so Boring: No One Gets Killed, and The Residents Live Longer Up There

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2011 /

Here’s something to consider when you are house-hunting: not only is Plano safe, it can add extra years to your life. Recall I told you last year on DallasDirt that Plano was boring because, except for the teenage heroin deaths of a whole generation ago, it’s one of the safest cities in America. Forbes selected Plano…

The World May Well be the Best Vacation Home… in The World

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2011 /

The World is a condominium at sea for the uber rich. A 644-foot ship — wait, make that giant private yacht — with 165 apartment units, it roams the seas visiting exotic ports 365 days a year. The World is a world unto itself, filled with restaurants, nightclubs, shops, spa, pools, gyms, masseuses and theaters on board —…

Living Here Costs Tiger Woods $5.4 Million a Year: Is He Looking To Downsize?

By Candy Evans / July 18, 2011 /

How would you like to dish out more than half a million a month just to pay for and maintain your home? Welcome to the world of Tiger Woods. Word on the pro golf circuit is that Tiger Woods may be hurting for money. That divorce was not cheap, he’s not exactly winning at golf these days,…