Candy Evans

Nantucket

By Candy Evans | September 16, 2011 |

In 2006 Forbes reported that Nantucket had the highest median property value of any Massachusetts zip code. Prices are softer now on this island with the nation’s highest concentration of pre-Civil War structures, which is often loaded with Texans escaping the heat. A second home buyer wants the sight, sound and scent of the ocean…

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What’s New on CandysDirt?

By Candy Evans | September 16, 2011 | Comments Off on What’s New on CandysDirt?

A whole lot of House Candy this week, so be sure to check it out. Meantime, I’ve got some to-die for vaca homes coming your way.

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Friday Five Hundred Club: Principle and Interest Covered for One Full Year on Lot Sales — Now That’s Aggressive!

By Candy Evans | September 16, 2011 | Comments Off on Friday Five Hundred Club: Principle and Interest Covered for One Full Year on Lot Sales — Now That’s Aggressive!

On this house. Problem is, maybe not a problem, it’s in southwest Fort Worth, Texas.

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What Can We Learn From The French Real-Estate Market: No Tax Breaks, No Buy and The Elderly Don’t Like to Shack Up.

By Candy Evans | September 14, 2011 |

France has given us guillotines and great design, now are they giving us a lesson in how to manage real estate markets? According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, subscription required of course, France’s housing market has been rather healthy through the global financial crisis. As Spanish and U.S. real estate markets tumbled following…

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Did 9/11 Jump-Start the Real Estate Market and Create the Boom?

By Candy Evans | September 12, 2011 | Comments Off on Did 9/11 Jump-Start the Real Estate Market and Create the Boom?

An interesting discussion over on CandysDirt.com: do you think 9/11 boost-started the housing boom?

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What’s Happening on CandysDirt.com? Wanted: Husband to go with House!

By Candy Evans | September 9, 2011 | Comments Off on What’s Happening on CandysDirt.com? Wanted: Husband to go with House!

A reader wants advice on a new home and a husband, and the Friday Five Hundred Club launches. Click on over (link in upper right) to www.CandysDirt.com for the best local real estate news in Dallas. In fact, the ONLY local real estate blog and website!

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