Candy Evans

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

The Deadline to Protest Your Taxes is Today — Here’s What to Know

By Candy Evans / May 15, 2026 /

The deadline to protest your property taxes is Friday, and homeowners who plan to challenge their ever-rising appraisal values still have time to file. We’ve certainly seen the trend: Up go the property values, up go the property taxes, regardless of legislative action to chop rates. That’s why CandysDirt.com recently offered readers the opportunity to…

This Comic Book in the Attic Was Worth $9M; Find Out What Yours Are Worth This Weekend

By Candy Evans / May 7, 2026 /

“There is likely treasure amid your trash. Heritage Auctions is giving you a chance to finally find out what that old collectible is worth this weekend at a free evaluation “event.

Be Still My Heart, PaigeBrooke Is Going To Change Hands

By Candy Evans / April 27, 2026 /

People often ask me what my favorite homes in D-FW are, and I really cannot answer that question. It takes me too long to think about it. But when I heard that PaigeBrooke Farm in Westlake was on the market, it hit me: PaigeBrooke is definitely at the tip-top of my all-time favorites. It is…

There’s a New Book About Mary Kay Ash and Dallas Real Estate, and We Got a Scoop!

By Candy Evans / April 27, 2026 /

If you live in Dallas, the name Mary Kay Ash pulls about as much weight as Ebby Halliday. In fact, our own Elaine Raffel worked for Mary Kay Cosmetics. Fun fact: Elaine hired ME to freelance for Mary Kay when I was a young mom. Elaine’s story earlier this month about Richard Rogers’ homes drew…

Turn Your Plain Jane Garage Into Your Dream Garage With… Slatwall

By Candy Evans / April 27, 2026 /

If it’s good enough for the garage, it’s good enough for my pantry! I discovered Garage Living several years ago, after we built our home on Ricks Circle. Though we had created an oversized wonder with room for three-plus cars and two deep, lockable storage closets, I was in perfection mode. I wanted to keep…