Candy Evans

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

Hot Dallas Real Estate News: Major Price Slashing — and Some Sales ! — at the Palomar

By Candy Evans / April 27, 2011 /

You do recall the Residences at Palomar, that handsome high rise at the corner of Mockingbird and Central attached to the Hotel Palomar that broke ground in 2005 and has been, shall we say, somewhat market challenged? Here’s what we were told back in the day: Twenty-five percent of the units were sold within the…

Prince William and Kate Ought to be Castle Shopping in Dallas: Talk About MANSION REDUCTIONS!

By Candy Evans / April 25, 2011 /

By now we know that William and Kate are not castle shopping because they have a ready-made love nest to move into: Clarence House. According to Curbed, it’s worth $76.68 million and 343 times the cost of the average newlywed starter home. Eventually, he’ll move Kate into Buckingham Palace, worth $1.6 billion and the world’s…

Can a Second Home Save a Marriage? Dallas Real Estate as Marriage Savior, Cheaper than Divorce?

By Candy Evans / April 22, 2011 /

Ask Candy – a reader writes: My wife and I are not getting along, but we do not want to get a divorce for financial and religious reasons. I have enough cash for a down payment and was approved for a mortgage to buy a small house from foreclosure here in Dallas. But get this:¬†…

Is This Really the Best Time to Buy a House in Dallas? Turn Your Dial to 1160 am Saturday Morning!

By Candy Evans / April 21, 2011 /

Kind of psyched to be on the radio airwaves with the one and only Ron Schultz of Reliance Mortgage this Saturday, 11:00 to 12 noon, radio 1160 am to talk real estate for a whole hour! Just so happens some celebrity scoop is coming down the pike and if you listen in to Radio Reliance…

Your Worst Vacation Home Nightmare: 160 Homes Destroyed in Possum Kingdom Lake

By Candy Evans / April 21, 2011 /

The team of federal firefighters and officials from several U.S. agencies has joined local forces to battle that North Texas blaze that has burned nearly 150,000 acres over in Possum Kingdom, about 70 miles west of Fort Worth. About 160 homes have been destroyed since the fire started a week ago, according to authorities. The…