Candy Evans

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

Cool Vaca House Porn and Aspen Agent to the Rich and Famous…

By Candy Evans / July 14, 2011 /

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Aspen Broker to Rich and Famous Says Second Home Market is Looking Up

By Candy Evans / July 14, 2011 /

Steven Shane had a twisted holiday this year. The Aspen, Colo., real estate broker, who graduated from selling snowboards to multi-million dollar ski chalets, handled one of the most complex deals of his real estate career over the holidays. End of the year, the rich go shopping for real estate. The sale of a simple duplex turned into a six-sided…

Is Now A Good Time To Refinance Second Homes?

By Candy Evans / July 14, 2011 /

In this muckety-muck lending environment, does it make sense to re-finance your SECOND home? Can you even save money? I asked my good friend Marcus McCue, Vice President of sales for Guardian Mortgage Company: This is an exceptional time for owners of second homes to refinance.  FRM (fixed-rate mortgages) are still at extremely low rates.…

Renter Nation: Help This Poor Family Find a Home to Rent, Richardson ISD

By Candy Evans / July 14, 2011 /

Is Dallas getting to be a city of more renters than home-owners? And why is it harder to find homes to rent than to buy? A friend,  a high-profile Dallas photographer, emailed me this very question. When it comes to finding real estate, there are more sites than stars out there where you can search for real estate.…

First-Time Home Buyers Moving On Up: Help This Poor Couple Find Another Home to Hug!

By Candy Evans / July 13, 2011 /

Jamie hugged her home today. That’s because it won’t be long before she has to say goodbye to it, forever. Jamie Laubhan-Oliver and Larry Oliver are selling their very first home. While we all know that change is good, you’ve got to move on, that’s the way the dice rolls blah blah blah, we also…