Candy Evans

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

Talking The Future of Real Estate on The Office Industrial Connection

By Candy Evans / April 27, 2020 /

Back when apartments were going up faster than the price of toilet paper, we said, “Huh, maybe there are too many apartments.” Others said, “Nope.” And when we saw strip shopping centers fill up with Amazon-proof businesses such as nail salons, massage spas and hair stylists, we said “Wait until Coronavirus hits, the state closes…

Luxury Leader Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Showcases Virtual Open Houses

By Candy Evans / April 21, 2020 /

We’re calling it the “V-word” — virtual cocktail parties, virtual open houses and now, at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, virtual reality tours that will pull you into house hunting like you never have before — virtual house hunting, that is. And you will super safe, ensconced in the comfort of your CURRENT home. Briggs…

Oakdale Lake Front Estate is a Hidden, Rare Off-Market Gem

By Candy Evans / April 18, 2020 /

When I was campaigning for Dallas City Council back in 2017, I stumbled upon a gated neighborhood in far north Dallas. The community blew me away the moment the gates opened. It is called Oakdale. (Please don’t ask how I got into those gates because there is no solicitation allowed behind them, which is another…

JP Piccinini: No More 1970s Way of Selling Real Estate

By Candy Evans / April 17, 2020 /

JP & Associates Realtors — led by Italian-born, Texas-raised J.P. Piccinini — is one of my favorite Dallas real estate success stories. I almost feel like someone who has babysat Mark Zuckerberg: I watched JP build his company in 2011 from a single office first in his home, then in Plano, to one of the…

Allie Beth Allman Says the Best Way to Battle COVID-19 Is With a Positive Attitude

By Candy Evans / April 17, 2020 /

Let’s make lemonade out of lemons. In Dallas, we have been in quarantine since March 22, including Allie Beth and Pierce Allman. Unprecedented times: I don’t know about you, but I have my power days and then I have my days when I wonder if the world will ever be the same again. Real estate…