Candy Evans

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

What Can You Buy Your Valentine the Night Before Valentine’s Day?

By Candy Evans / February 13, 2011 /

Try a $29 million house, or at least a sneak peak into one of the bedrooms — the only room likely to get any real use in all that square footage. Nothing would turn me on more than a bedroom with sweeping views of the water — in this case, the Atlantic: a 29,000 waterfront…

Double Taxing? Think Twice About Having a Second Home in New York State:

By Candy Evans / February 13, 2011 /

If you own a second home in New York but don’t work there, you may soon be taxed like those who do, even on income made outside of the state. I love New York City and would be there every other week if I could. But I doubt I’d ever own property there, or could…

Were Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt (and Kiddos) Slumming it on Beverly Drive During Super Bowl XVL?

By Candy Evans / February 12, 2011 /

The rumor was rampant in Dallas real estate circles last week that Angelina Jolie, Brad and all the kiddos had leased a house on Beverly Drive for the weekend while in town for the Super Bowl. This house. The home is a Dave Perry-Miller listing at 3911 Beverly, listed for $7,995,000. I checked it out…

Brooklyn Decker’s “Just Go With It”: Is That What She’s Saying About her Austin Home?

By Candy Evans / February 12, 2011 /

Now here’s the perfect first, second or third home for your Valentine. Brooklyn Decker is a gorgeous super model married to Andy Roddick, and they live in Austin. She is also the star of a new film out just this weekend called “Just Go With It“, the story of a plastic surgeon who convinces his…

Dallas Real Estate: Know of Any Cash Buyers in Dallas?

By Candy Evans / February 12, 2011 /

I wrote a piece for AOL this week that was very telling: cash real estate transactions are up, as originally reported by the Wall Street Journal: in fact, cash buyers may be juicing up the market, especially in the underwater areas. The WSJ wonders if this could be a good gauge that the market has…