Candy Evans

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

How To Swing a Second Home Purchase in Today’s Market

By Candy Evans / November 4, 2010 /

Vacation homes are no longer just for the rich. Second home buyers are a lot younger than you might expect, and they are not all affluent. Where do they want to have second homes? The beach, like Florida,¬† which is no longer God’s waiting room but foreclosure central; Arizona, where it’s arid and there are…

Rockwall, Texas: Foreclosure City

By Candy Evans / November 4, 2010 /

I was at the East Dallas MLS meeting early this morning, and I am already pining for Luby’s baking soda biscuits. Great crowd, and as usual I learned as much from them as they (hopefully) learned from me. We talked SecondShelters a lot, and how more agents are marketing second homes properties to their clients.…

Bare, Naked Truth: How To Sell Second Home Properties

By Candy Evans / November 3, 2010 /

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What Do People Want In Second Home Real Estate?

By Candy Evans / November 3, 2010 /

Value and a pretty darn good view — beachfront or mountain — that’s what people generally want when they seek second home real estate. After all, that’s the whole point of buying a second home, getting out of Dodge and enjoying peace, quiet and nature. But one thing has changed since the real estate bubble…

The F Word: Cute Perry Heights Fannie Mae Property

By Candy Evans / November 2, 2010 /

We curse and talk dirty a lot over here at SecondShelters, especially when we get excited about a really great deal! (Ooh, ooph, ahhh!) This one is SO cute, is in Perry Heights and is a Fannie-Mae owned home. Know what’s even better? You get 3.5% of your closing costs paid as assistance if you…