Candy Evans

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

You Can’t Get a Clear Look at Dallas Real Estate Through a National Lens

By Candy Evans / March 26, 2020 /

Local real estate media is spouting off about how COVID-19 is affecting the real estate market in Dallas. And it may not be totally accurate, either. So yeah, excuse me, I’m in a fit of rage. “Home showings down as much as 60% as North Texas firms prepare for slowdown” “With fewer home showings and…

Ebby Halliday Co. Advice: ‘Selling Will Take Patience But Keeping Your Home on the Market Is Vital’

By Candy Evans / March 26, 2020 /

North Texas is home. Through wars, recessions, natural disasters, and other challenges, our great region has not only survived, it has thrived. North Texas is being tested again, this time by a virus that many of us, only weeks ago, had never even heard of. At the Ebby Halliday Companies, we are concerned first and…

Compass Lays Off 15% of Corporate Staff, Blames COVID-19

By Candy Evans / March 24, 2020 /

Compass agents to have company-wide teleconference call with Reffkin The Real Deal reports that Compass has laid off 15 percent of its staff company-wide, blaming economic fall-out from COVID-19. In a move that is being echoed at many companies now across the U.S., CEO Robert Reffkin said he would forgo a salary entirely and executive…

Alex Perry & Alexis Smith Step Up to the Plate, Helping Kids

By Candy Evans / March 24, 2020 /

Allie Beth Allman’s Alex Perry and Alexis Smith say they have been devastated watching the spread of COVID-19, novel coronavirus, in their community and across the country. Not only was the power real estate agent concerned for the well-being of many friends in the local restaurant industry, they worried, too, for the children who benefit…

BREAKING: Bank of America Offering Mortgagors ‘Pause’ in Payments

By Candy Evans / March 20, 2020 /

As the nation’s economy unravels from the effects of Covid-19, here’s some good news: At least one major bank is offering consumer and small business clients mortgage relief and other consumer-friendly breaks. HousingWire reported late Thursday that Bank of America is offering clients a mortgage deferral program on loans in the bank’s portfolio: Bank of…