Candy Evans

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

How to Market a Home Development Called Castle Hills: Make Motion Picture Magic

By Candy Evans / April 2, 2011 /

We all know that, when it comes to marketing, the world has changed. And when it comes to marketing real estate, we may as well be on a different planet. No longer are cute cards and glossy brochures and, some might add, print advertising in pretty magazines and newspapers, enough. You’ve got to go viral,…

Ask Candy: Is a Washer & Dryer in the Master Good or Bad?

By Candy Evans / April 1, 2011 /

A reader writes:  “What is your professional opinion of having a washer dryer in a master suite closet? I have had people either love it or hate it, so I had my architect draw up a separate utility room that would be accessible from the kitchen in my home at Westlake. I also have a…

Ask Candy: Is a Washer & Dryer in the Master Good or Bad?

By Candy Evans / April 1, 2011 /

A reader writes:¬† “What is your professional opinion of having a washer dryer in a master suite closet? I have had people either love it or hate it, so I had my architect draw up a separate utility room that would be accessible from the kitchen in my home at Westlake. I also have a…

No April Fools for Fisher: Inflationary Pressure Rising?

By Candy Evans / April 1, 2011 /

Dallas Fed president and CEO Richard Fisher told the Dallas Real Estate Council this morning the usual rah rah Texas stuff:¬† Texans are uniquely qualified to turn the economy around and get a grip on the nation‚Äôs $14.2 trillion debt. Lower unemployment here. We built and can continue the greatest job-creating machine in the world,…

Dallas Real Estate Round Up: Game Change for Mortgage Brokers, Maybe

By Candy Evans / April 1, 2011 /

Starting today, you might see more mortgage brokers hitting the bars or unemployment lines. April 1, that’s today, marks the day the rules change on how mortgage brokers earn their pay. Old way: mortgage brokers get discounted loans from big banks and they offer them to consumers. They charge a fee, which comes as a…