Candy Evans

HOUSE PORN: $795K, 1.5 Miles From the Beach

By Candy Evans / November 16, 2010 /

You’ve gotta love this: the house is advertised at $795K. The blurb says “owner will take between $795,000 and $875,000.” OK, somebody slap me — who is really going to come in at $875,000 when they print that? Santa Clause? This is Carlsbad West, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2738 square feet, re-done, 1.5 mile walk…

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HOUSE PORN: We Love the “F” Word When It’s a San Diego Foreclosure!

By Candy Evans / November 16, 2010 /

I LOVE San Diego. It has the perfect climate, best beaches, and friendliest people ever. I found folks who live in San Diego way friendlier — and less crunchy — than the folks of Northern Cali, though I love them, too. San Diego is not so Nancy Pelosi/ crunchy/granola; it appeals to my inner beach…

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Val Kilmer’s Santa Fe Getaway: Perfect Dallas Second Home

By Candy Evans / November 15, 2010 /

You know that Santa Fe is practically a bedroom community of Dallas. Well, here’s your chance to own a bedroom on the Pecos River minutes from downtown Santa Fe. Actor Val Kilmer — as in Batman Returns, etc. — wanted to use his 6,000 acre Pecos River Ranch in New Mexico as a sustainable, green…

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What Percentage of Real Estate Buyers Use Social Media For Leads?

By Candy Evans / November 9, 2010 /

95%. And that was in 2008. Could be even higher now. By social media I mean Facebook and Twitter and all the clones out there. This from a trusted source who just returned from the National Association of Realtors convention in New Orleans. Another fact, and one solid reason why I am pouring myself into…

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Burning the Midnight Oil Over on Daria Place

By Candy Evans / November 9, 2010 /

Speaking of golf… 10141 Daria Place is getting to be like a second home. No surprise that “A Celebration of Reading” at the Meyerson was a sold-out success Monday night, but who knew it would keep the Bush clan — including former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice — awake over on Daria Place until…

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