Candy Evans

Real Estate News: Worst Foreclosure Interior Nightmare Ever

By Candy Evans | February 4, 2011 |

You won’t believe this. I have been in some pretty raunchy foreclosures, but this truly takes the cake. And ew, what is that spotted black stuff all over?

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Adrian Beltre Looking to Buy in Vaquero?

By Candy Evans | February 4, 2011 | Comments Off on Adrian Beltre Looking to Buy in Vaquero?

This is Adrian Beltre. Third baseman for the Texas Rangers. Born in the Dominican Republic. He is selling this California home, as I mentioned to you earlier in the week, and he and his adorable wife are house-hunting in — where else — Vaquero. (Update: My friend the RealEstalker, a.k.a. Mama,  tells me that Bradbury,…

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Slab Versus Pier & Beam: Which is Warmer?

By Candy Evans | February 3, 2011 |

OK, it is really cold in Texas tonight. 20 degrees right now. Supposed to go down to 14. It is my opinion that most homes in Texas are not built for this kind of weather unless they have basements and theromopane windows. Home with old single pane windows are frozen over. I had a pier…

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Super Bowl XLV Creates Significant Growth for Dallas/Fort Worth Rental Market

By Candy Evans | February 2, 2011 | Comments Off on Super Bowl XLV Creates Significant Growth for Dallas/Fort Worth Rental Market

It is a tribute to the power of the real estate market that one of the major advertisers in this year’s game, again, is HomeAway.com. (Click here to see their unique, customizable spot — travelers can insert their faces as a main character in the commercial and vacation rental home owners can feature their listings.…

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Housing Crisis in U.K: House-Envy Could Be a Problem

By Candy Evans | February 2, 2011 | Comments Off on Housing Crisis in U.K: House-Envy Could Be a Problem

I love hearing about real estate life in the U.K. When it comes to health care, they are trying to reform their socialized regime — which is both awful and wonderful, depending on who you talk to — even as the U.S. steers towards socialized medicine. (The Brits want it to be less socialized.) Now…

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Hey Mubarak — Buy This and Get the Heck Out of Egypt: Texas Ranger Adrian Beltre Lists LA Home for 19.8 Million

By Candy Evans | February 2, 2011 |

Texas ranger third baseman Adrian Beltre and his wife are real-estate heavy. They have listed for sale a seven-bedroom, 14.25-bath home at 340 Old Ranch Road in Bradbury, northeast of LA, near Pasadena and at the foot of Bliss Mountains.  Don’t gulp: the home is listed for $19.8 million. The 16,600-square-foot house was built in…

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