Candy Evans

FBI Terror Suspect Wanted to Explode Bush Home in Dallas

By Candy Evans | February 24, 2011 |

Oh. My. God. The FBI has arrested a Saudi student in Texas and charged him with attempting to construct improvised explosives and compiling a list of possible targets, including the home of former President George W. Bush. Yes. This home on Daria right here in Dallas on Daria Place. The student,  Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, is…

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Ask Candy: Aussie Bottom Feeding in US — Is Florida a Good Buy?

By Candy Evans | February 23, 2011 |

Dear Candy, I’m an Australian looking to buy an investment property in the States while our dollar is relatively strong and your market is low.   Are there any US web sites or companies that you would recommend that research and recommend properties for buyers? 2nd question – The demographics look good for Florida over the…

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Real Estate Investing: Not Just How Much, But Where

By Candy Evans | February 23, 2011 |

Jeff Harding makes an excellent point. What we heard yesterday proves our housing market is years from the bottom, and those of us who keep saying, OK, this is it, are continually blown away by the sweeps of foreclosures and short sales that are coming on the market. Those are watering down prices and will…

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Is It Hard to Sell A Home Where a Murder Has Taken Place?

By Candy Evans | February 23, 2011 |

My colleague Sheree Curry writes about the Boulder, Colorado home where little JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered nearly 14 years ago — how sad to think she would have been 20 years old had she lived. It’s back on the market for $2.3 million. The JonBenet murder was never solved, her mother has since died,…

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Ski Towns Cracking Down on Under The Table Rental Owners

By Candy Evans | February 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Ski Towns Cracking Down on Under The Table Rental Owners

Last week I told you how New York state is gigging out of state home owners for state taxes even if you don’t sleep there. Head west to the Rockies for this tall tale: the Colorado Association of Ski Towns, or CAST, is holding off on plans to  hunt down vacation rental owners who aren’t…

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Case-Shiller: U.S. Down, Dallas Treading

By Candy Evans | February 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Case-Shiller: U.S. Down, Dallas Treading

I’m just going to say it: is this administration trying to KILL OFF the U.S. housing market? By now, if you are in the real estate business, you are thinking about serious drinking. Save the calories if you live in Dallas: we did OK. Not great, but OK. The S&P/Case-Shiller report says overall, the nation’s…

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