Candy Evans

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

Val Kilmer’s Santa Fe Getaway: Perfect Dallas Second Home

By Candy Evans / November 15, 2010 /

You know that Santa Fe is practically a bedroom community of Dallas. Well, here’s your chance to own a bedroom on the Pecos River minutes from downtown Santa Fe. Actor Val Kilmer — as in Batman Returns, etc. — wanted to use his 6,000 acre Pecos River Ranch in New Mexico as a sustainable, green…

Seven Killed at Five Star River Maya Resort: Would You Buy a Second Home in Mexico?

By Candy Evans / November 15, 2010 /

The second home market in Mexico is hurting, and headlines like the one out today are not helping. Seven people, five Canadian tourists and two hotel workers were killed at a five-star resort on the River Maya at Playa del Carmen, near Cancun, on Sunday. At least fifteen others were injured when a gas leak…

Is The Phone Call Dead in Real Estate?

By Candy Evans / November 15, 2010 /

Has texting finally tossed out the telephone in real estate transactions? I have noticed myself using my phone a whole lot less to talk these these days. First of all, you can never reach anyone. I keep calm when calls drop off and think, gosh darn it, I should have sent a text message. So…

How to Search for Second Homes: On Horseback

By Candy Evans / November 12, 2010 /

I found the most amazing property today in Gunter, Texas. Would make an AWESOME second home. Way the hell north of Dallas, north even of Deion Sander’s home, which I think is still on the market, all 29,122 square feet of it but I think it’s been reduced from $21,000,000 already. Anyhoo, this development is…

What Percentage of Real Estate Buyers Use Social Media For Leads?

By Candy Evans / November 9, 2010 /

95%. And that was in 2008. Could be even higher now. By social media I mean Facebook and Twitter and all the clones out there. This from a trusted source who just returned from the National Association of Realtors convention in New Orleans. Another fact, and one solid reason why I am pouring myself into…