Episode 22: Seizing the Moment to Find Success with Candy Evans
Sam sits down with friend and neighbor Candy Evans, Founder of CandysDirt.com and SecondShelters.com , and one of the most influential people in residential real estate. Three words describe Candy’s work ethic and success: Determination, Persistence and Efficiency.
After earning her Masters in journalism from Columbia University, Candy set off on her journalistic journey. Starting in TV news, she eventually made her way to Dallas. While at DMagazine, Candy started a blog called ‘DallasDirt’, where ‘nosey’ proved beneficial. Her blog eventually garnered global response with a single post breaking the news of President George W Bush’s relocation to Dallas. Capitalizing on the moment, Candy leveraged the visibility to start CandysDirt, an extremely successful North Texas newsite that has gained national recognition and thousands of daily readers. She also writes for Forbes.com.
In part 1 of our series, Candy shares what she sees in the current housing market and how being ‘snoopy’ gets the scoop (or dirt, rather) on where people are moving and why. She also gives us a preview of her next adventure running for Dallas City Council. The election is May 1, 2021.
In our sit down together, Candy asks the question, “What is the architectural style of Dallas?” Feel free to answer her at news@candysdirt.com.
About from CandysDirt.com
Candy Evans wasn’t born in Texas, but she got here as fast as her Louboutins would take her. She broke the news of George W. Bush’s move to Dallas and she brought “House Porn” to the Bible Belt. Candy also writes for national publications such as Forbes.com and appears on several regional stations and news outlets as a Texas real estate expert. She lives in Preston Hollow with her husband, Walter.
About from SecondShelters.com
Candy Evans is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters, bloggers and consultants. She writes for AOL Real Estate, Joel Kotkin’s The New Geography, and is a guest blogger for Inman Real Estate News FORUM: The Future of Real Estate Marketing. She also blogs for Realtor.com and Haute Living. Candy was a longtime contributing editor to Dallas’ D Magazine and sister pubs, and in 2007 founded the wildly successful Dallas real estate blog, DallasDirt, where she broke the news on where former president George W. Bush bought his Dallas home. She is the founder and creator of SecondShelters.com and an exciting platform of Dallas-based real estate sites including her newest, CandysDirt.com: DallasDirt with double D implants!
Candace Evans
Publisher, Creator & Founder
CandysDirt.com
SecondShelters.com
MidlandDirt.com
Contributor, Forbes.com
214.533.3657
@DallasDirtCandy