Candy Evans

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

Bristol Palin Buys (Second?) Home in Phoenix Bedroom Community

By Candy Evans / December 28, 2010 /

Bristol Palin, the 20 year old daughter of former vice-presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin, may have just bought a second home in Arizona. The Arizona Republic says she bought a 3900 square foot mini-mansion with five bedrooms, two and a half baths and a three car garage to seek sunshine. Bristol is the…

End of the Year Tax Planning: Time for a Second Home?

By Candy Evans / December 24, 2010 /

We met with our CPA to see what, if anything, we could do for 2010 taxes. Turns out the ATM fixes it so that many people cannot deduct property taxes, and Texas, unfortunately, has some of the highest in the land. (Alas, we do not have a state income tax, at least not yet.) We…

Are George Michael and Kenny Goss Cheating on Dallas?

By Candy Evans / December 22, 2010 /

George Michael and Kenny Goss just plunked down big bucks, like $6 million,¬† to go down under — in Australia, that is. As far as I know, they still have the Highland Park palace house,which they got after selling their Vendome high-rise in 2006. There are other homes, too, like the one in Highgate, London.…

Secret House on Secret Street in Not So Secretive Dallas

By Candy Evans / December 21, 2010 /

Guest post by Andrew Chalk Let’s say you wanted to live in a second home in Dallas, so you could get away from it all without actually stepping one tootsie outside of Dallas. Try this pup. It is not on Zillow. It is not on Google. Even the street is private. However, it is just…

Second House Porn To Take Your Breath Away: Frank Lloyd Wright Goes to the Beach!

By Candy Evans / December 21, 2010 /

Oh my, now Jupiter Island is lovely, and I could tan myself into some basal cells on that private beach, but this is the place Elin should make Tiger pony up for her and the kids: the Cooke House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Virginia Beach, VA. See, everyone dreams of having perfect homes.…