House Candy

Why Everyone Leaves Dallas In August, and Where They Go: The Dallas Second Home Report

By Candy Evans / August 14, 2011 /

Do you find it impossible to get anything done in Dallas in August? Let’s face it: everyone in town has taken a hike. And do you blame them? I’d much rather be at the seashore in Maine, on the Gulf Coast at Alys Beach, even down at Cinnamon Shore (which opens a new coffee house next week)…

This Northwood Hills Home’s Interior is Better Than Sex! Dallas Real Estate News, Candy Sale of the Week $849K

By Candy Evans / August 10, 2011 /

I may be a little carried away here, but I almost — screamed — when I saw this master bath at 13915 Carillon Drive listed by cute Jacqui Bloomquist with Coldwell Banker. You. Have. Got. To. See. It. I’ll just say it — orgasmic, OK?  Totally over the top loaded in the best way. This home is…

Cliff Notes: Oak Cliff Real Estate News and Muse

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2011 /

Guest post by Will Kolb CandysDirt.com has invited me to become part of its growing family of community reporters.  Founder and Blogger Candace Evans has given me a glorious section of Dallas to call my own: Oak Cliff. I’m thrilled because I think it’s the biggest and the best. Oak Cliff is by far the largest…

Nostalgic Look Back at 9338 Meadowbrook: Anyone Remember the Chateau that Burned on Strait Lane? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2011 /

This is a real blast from the past: Dave Perry-Miller sold 9338 Meadowbrook recently, listed at $6.795, with sales price undisclosed, though I hear it was fairly close to asking. Something about this house made me have deja vue. I dusted off some old notes to get us the very interesting history of this home. It was 1997,…

Hot Monday Morning House Porn: Don’t Judge a Book by The Cover — Even at $500K

By Candy Evans / August 8, 2011 /

From the outside, this house at 7136 Aberdeen in the way cool Meadows is kind of blah. And I’d appreciate any suggestions on how to improve that exterior — I am not fond of that paint color on the stucco, and is it me or is that door too dark and heavy and well, Plano,…