Candy Evans

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

Magnificent Highland Park Estate Offers Unparalleled Luxury Living

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2020 /

While some say less is more, this incredible Highland Park home begs to differ. More beauty, more amenities, more space for entertaining, doesn’t that sound ideal? An architectural masterpiece, the estate radiates grandeur and creates the ultimate luxury lifestyle. As you walk up to the romantic exterior and step into the marble entryway with a…

Plenty of Signs of Life in North Texas Real Estate

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2020 /

If you spend a lot of time online — and who doesn’t these days? — you’ve probably found you must actively seek out the good news. The mainstream media tends to focus on the dire and the controversial. But it’s there if you look. Social accounts like Good News Movement, Tanks Good News or Some…

Pink Highland Park Pad of Real Housewives Star Kameron Westcott Hits Market for $5.125

By Candy Evans / May 15, 2020 /

The Pink Palace: RHOD star Kameron Westcott lists her $5 million Highland Park home with three stories, pool and elevator!

When the Going Gets Tough, Ebby Halliday Companies Keeps On Putting People First

By Candy Evans / May 15, 2020 /

The North Texas region is facing one of modern history’s most serious challenges: an unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Companies, like individuals, responded to the pandemic in different – often strikingly different ­– ways. As is often the case, our home-grown local businesses seemed to have more skin in the game. “As the Ebby Halliday Companies mark…

One-on-One With George Ratiu, Senior Economist for Realtor.com

By Candy Evans / May 14, 2020 /

I first met George Ratiu at NAREE, then again at MetroTex, and liked him immediately. Then I discovered we shared a common ethnic heritage: we are both Romanian! My maternal grandparents were Romanian, my grandmother emigrating when she was 12. She had six children, supported them all through the Great Depression. Tough doesn’t even begin…