Joanna England
Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.
New data from Attom Data Solutions shows that one in 10 homes purchased by the two leading iBuyer programs — Opendoor and Offerpad — were purchased by institutional buyers. Those particular buyers were buying at least 10 homes at a time. In recent months, iBuyer programs have gathered a lot of attention and added to…
When Warren Farmer purchased this 1958 Oak Park Estates ranch from a friend, he already had a vision in mind. The home, which had some issues hiding beneath the flooring and walls, turned out to be a project that was ripe for a full-on transformation. “This was kind of my pet project,” Farmer said of…
Staff Reports Growing housing affordability concerns resulted in builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes falling eight points to 60 in November on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Despite the sharp drop, builder sentiment still remains in positive territory. “Builders report that they continue to see signs…
The typical gift for a 35th anniversary is jade, but Champions School of Real Estate founder Rita Santamaria is getting two brand new campues for the company she created in December of 1983. Though the journey from a single-classroom office off of Pebblebend Drive to the nine-campus network of today wasn’t always smooth, it’s definitely…
As more people move across the nation for jobs and opportunities, so do more people become what’s termed “holiday orphans.” These folks are often left to their own devices for Thanksgiving, with family either too far away to travel to on short notice, their children at their ex-spouse’s home, or their jobs far too demanding…
