Candy Evans

The magic takes place in McKinney on November 7. Auctions are making a comeback, and Elite Auctions is headlining a grand return to DFW, bringing on a trophy McKinney property that will be auctioned off on November 7, with no reserve! That’s right, you set your bidding price for a beautiful, loaded, Tuscan-inspired estate property.…

From Bridges to Backsplashes: Candy Evans Finds the Fun in Remodeling

This Savvy Agent Has Some Art Sales You Can’t Resist

It’s Labor Day, and while most folks are firing up the grill or at least taking in a movie to beat the rain, I’m deeply entrenched in the three P’s where I have been buried for months — purging, packing, panicking. Gave the editors the day off, too, not just for the holiday but because…

I’ve driven past this house on Northaven more times than I can count, and every time I wonder how they fit so much fun into one property. Turns out, nearly an acre helps in this beautiful enclave, known for its estate-sized homes. Hillcrest Estates has quite a “Little Black Book” of residents, from yours truly…

So I went up to Plano a couple Sundays ago, nice easy drive up the Dallas North Tollway to the Windhaven exit. Fifteen minutes later I thought maybe I had been transported to the Texas Hill Country. This was Red Wolf Lane. I had heard about this house several years ago from its builder, Sharif…

The Bulls Eye of North Texas… Has Moved North This home at 5805 Red Wolf Lane in Plano and the land have quite the story. It proves that the bull’s eye of luxury in Dallas-Fort Worth has moved north. It is a stunning, stunning property tucked away in one of the best-kept secret neighborhoods in…

“Where there is smoke, there’s fire.” The Wall Street Journal rocked the real estate community last week Thursday with an exclusive report that Compass is in “advanced talks” to acquire HomeServices of America, Berkshire Hathaway’s prized residential real estate gem. This is a report that HomeServices of America “categorically” denies. But then Inman chimed in:…

Editor’s Note: Join Candy Evans as she navigates the highs and lows of buying and selling, she’ll share her experiences, insights, and the occasional real estate rant in The Downsizing Diaries. We toured this one last year during our “let’s move to far North Dallas” move phase, which we have not entirely outgrown. It emerged…

Preston Hollow will never be the same when it comes to housing. From Northwest Highway northward to Royal Lane, blocks of quarter to half acre 60’s era homes mirror the frenetic tear-down/build fury of the Park Cities. Even better than the Bubble, Preston Hollow East evokes a countrified, tree-rich atmosphere, and while not as immersive…

East Love is quickly becoming the perfect housing choice for a whole range of tenants, including the "fenced" generation: folks on the fence about graduating from the apartment lifestyle and not quite ready to own a home.

About that @properties and Christie’s International Real Estate acquisition by Compass announced Monday … We had plenty of questions, so we turned to who I consider the face of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate in Texas, Jerry Mooty, for an in-depth discussion on what this acquisition means for North Texas real estate. Compass announced on…

This is the SECOND year Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International has invited me to their sleek Turtle Creek offices to judge what is now becoming the most fun event of the year: the annual Halloween costume and chili cook-off. The costumes are fab, my favorite still being Maria Cintron’s Frieda Kahlo-inspired look, right down to her…

We present 6039 Glendora Ave. A pristine Preston Hollow home with a Connecticut vibe. The one-story size is perfect at 4,300 square feet. It's on one of the best streets in leafy Preston Hollow east of Preston on a one-third-acre lot

Ebby Fills the Winspear: Much-Anticipated Summit Takes Place Sept. 16

Real Estate Marketing Magic: B-12 Shots and Clinic Concierge Help Sell a Wellness Estate

First United Bank Welcomes DFW Real Estate to the Preston Financial District

If you don’t recognize the name Josy Cooner (Collins), try Scott + Cooner, the 21,000-square-foot haute modern showroom in the Dallas Design District that has been a Dallas icon for the last 25 years. Quite simply, it is the best place in town to source beautiful modern home furnishings. Lloyd Scott and Josy Cooner-Collins teamed…

Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate News from Publisher Candy Evans

They are larger and they are way fancier today, but single-family homes are still the power engine for the Dallas economy.