Real Estate

Ask Candy: I Want To Lease An Apartment or Condo in Dallas, Where Shall I Look?

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2011 /

This is one of the sweetest emails I have received in ages: Dear Candy, Read ALL your blogs and love them. Question: I am a widower who has fallen in love with a beautiful woman in Austin who has been single for years. I live in Park City, Utah. Both our homes are on the…

Five Percent of the Nation’s Housing Units Qualify as Second Homes. But Where The Hec Are They?

By Candy Evans / August 29, 2011 /

VERY interesting story here from the National Association of Home Builders that tells us where most of the second homes in the United States are located. There are 6.9 million housing units that qualify as second homes — that’s about 5% of all the U.S. housing units. There are 26 counties where at least HALF…

Great Open House Candy in Dallas: Don’t Be Koi About These Homes

By Candy Evans / August 28, 2011 /

Some really great open houses await you in Bluffview and Lakewood… details over on CandysDirt.com.

Candy Sale of the Week: Back-To-School, Leave-It-To-Beaver Feel for Less Than $450,000

By Candy Evans / August 24, 2011 /

I see Ward and June all over this house, don’t you? In fact, this home just screams “family”. Or maybe, “come and get it!” Located on  nearly a half acre in Casa Linda Estates (off Garland Road, near Peavy)  with great drive-up appeal, large trees and lush landscaping, you get 2822 square feet that have been updated sensitively.…

Returning to Dallas After a Week In Carmel-By-The-Sea: Here’s Why Real Estate Is Better In Texas

By Candy Evans / August 24, 2011 /

It may be hotter than hell, and yes we have no oceans or beachfront. But our market is so nice and healthy compared to others, even the Gold Coast of Pebble Beach and Carmel. (Besides, the heat gives us a great reason to get away. I was freezing in Carmel, and never wore sunglasses.) Meantime,…