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Magnificent Ranch Reno on McCraw Sizzles With Sex Appeal, Style

By Candy Evans / April 20, 2015 /

Get ready to put some excitement in your Monday morning! This new off-market listing, from The Unlisted, is a total contemporary redo of a yawning North Dallas ranch. Talk about something to whet your appetite and put some Yippee! in this fine morning. Like a triple Expresso, this lovely coordination of natural wood, stone, metal…

A Home that Helps Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect: Family Compass “A Legendary Evening” Almost Sold Out!

By Candy Evans / April 13, 2015 /

While we focus on real estate here on CandysDirt.com, we also like to take a look at what happens inside those homes we so love to drool over. Sometimes, sadly, it’s not a pretty picture: some children are at risk of abuse and neglect. That is why I LOVE Family Compass The mission of Family…

Think It’s Cold in Dallas Tonight? Take a Look at the Beach in Maine BRRRR

By Candy Evans / February 16, 2015 /

They’ve been getting a lot of snow in southern Maine. Coastal York County was hardest hit in southern Maine, with the quaint village of York (where we get Salt Water Taffy) getting smacked with 21 inches, Kennebunkport got 18 inches, Kittery suffered 17 inches, Ogunquit 17 inches, Saco got 13 inches, Kennebunk got 11.2 inches,…

Texas Home Sales Higher Than Denver But… Oil: Wall Street Vs Main Street

By Candy Evans / February 3, 2015 /

Let’s face it: the Texas real estate industry, and that includes Dallas,  is in Veuve Clicquot mode right now. Home sales had their second best year ever in 2014, selling 66,664 homes throughout the Lone Star state just in the last quarter of 2014. Almost 285,000 homes were sold in the state last year, which…

Tom Thumb Will Move Out of Highland Park Village Soon, But What Will Replace it?

By Joanna England / November 14, 2014 /

I know lots of people who would be thrilled about Dean & DeLuca moving into Highland Park Village as Tom Thumb plans to move out on Nov. 30, as Maria Halkias reported on the Dallas Morning News business blog. They would certainly be a better fit for the neighborhood, which has homes with an incredibly high…