Candy Evans

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

Is the Florida Real Estate Market Scraping the Sandy Beach Bottom?

By Candy Evans / February 27, 2011 /

Mary Ann and Fred Davis bought a home in Naples, Florida for $200,000. 2400 square feet and 40% off what it sold for in 2005. The home is in a gated community and they plan to keep it as a second home/family retreat for years, hence no pie-in-the-sky buy and flip notions. I’ve got more…

Oscar Time: Who Gets the Award for Best Home?

By Candy Evans / February 26, 2011 /

Here’s my Oscar winner gallery over at AOL Real Estate… Happy Oscars!

FBI Terror Suspect Wanted to Explode Bush Home in Dallas

By Candy Evans / February 24, 2011 /

Oh. My. God. The FBI has arrested a Saudi student in Texas and charged him with attempting to construct improvised explosives and compiling a list of possible targets, including the home of former President George W. Bush. Yes. This home on Daria right here in Dallas on Daria Place. The student,¬† Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, is…

Ask Candy: Aussie Bottom Feeding in US — Is Florida a Good Buy?

By Candy Evans / February 23, 2011 /

Dear Candy, I’m an Australian looking to buy an investment property in the States while our dollar is relatively strong and your market is low.¬†¬† Are there any US web sites or companies that you would recommend that research and recommend properties for buyers? 2nd question – The demographics look good for Florida over the…

Real Estate Investing: Not Just How Much, But Where

By Candy Evans / February 23, 2011 /

Jeff Harding makes an excellent point. What we heard yesterday proves our housing market is years from the bottom, and those of us who keep saying, OK, this is it, are continually blown away by the sweeps of foreclosures and short sales that are coming on the market. Those are watering down prices and will…