Candy Evans

Best Seats for the Byron Nelson: Irving Texas Real Estate

By Candy Evans | May 31, 2011 | Comments Off on Best Seats for the Byron Nelson: Irving Texas Real Estate

The folks at this manse were sure enjoying the Byron Nelson from the comfort of their own home (plus about 300 guests) during this weekend’s famous Byron Nelson Golf Tournament this past weekend.  Yep, that’s a private home, not the club! Trooping around the Four Seasons, I was amazed at the gorgeous real estate to…

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Dr. Mark Dotzour On the Real Estate Market: Really, This Guy Ought to be the Next President of the U.S.

By Candy Evans | May 30, 2011 |

Forget Donald Trump. You know the kind of guy or gal we need to run for president? Someone who can tell us, in the way Ronald Reagan could, how to swallow the super duper bitter pills we need to take to mend our country financially. You know who I think that person is? Dr. Mark…

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Dear Troy: We’ve Done a Little Dallas Real Estate Shopping for You

By Candy Evans | May 27, 2011 |

Anyone who knows me knows that I love two things: my kids and football.  Sometimes not in that order. I grew up in Ft. Worth in the 70s and 80s and, in those days as we all know, the Cowboys were IT.  America’s Team. I’ve been bitter ever since you-know-who bought the team and, IMO,…

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Best Wedding Wishes to Tony and Candice!

By Candy Evans | May 27, 2011 |

Saturday is the big day for Candice Crawford and Tony Romo and we wish them all the best. The crazy weather is gone so skies should be matching the bride’s eyes. As  for the home situation, a little birdie tells me Tony still has a couple of Wisconsin buddies living with him — time to…

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At Home With Dirk Nowitzki: Dallas Celebrity Real Estate Playoffs

By Candy Evans | May 26, 2011 |

March 13, 2008. I had heard rumblings that a very tall German basketball player whose name rhymes with “whiskey” had bought a five-bedroom, six bath Colonial-revival property gigunda prop on Strait Lane, a.k.a. Billionaires Row, with very tall ceilings — I mean, tall! — for just under $8 million. Then I got confirmation: Dave Perry-Miller was…

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So How Dumb Is It To Own a House If Almost One-Third of all US Home Sales are Distressed Properties?

By Candy Evans | May 26, 2011 |

Looking at the U.S. housing market, sales of bank-owned properties accounted for 28% of all U.S. residential sales in quarter one of 2011. That’s worse than last year by one percentage point, and up from 27% in the fourth quarter. This from RealtyTrac in its 1Q 2011 survey. The California-based foreclosure data firm says the…

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