Joanna England
Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.
The whole of North Dallas is full of houses with excellent bones. These homes, many built in the 1970s, are just waiting for the right person to come along and revive them. I’ve long been in love with the bold, angular rooflines, vaulted ceilings, and open floor plans of 1970s soft contemporary architecture, and I…
The idea behind EBTH, which stands for Everything But The House, is pretty straightforward. As you downsize, you’re often left with scores of new belongings that won’t fit in your new digs. The traditional estate sale model can be laborious, even with full-service sales that take over your home for a day or two. And…
In the 29th episode of the BobMortgage Zone, Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) gets down to the nitty gritty of that initial pre-qualification discussion. As Bob tells a client who hasn’t purchased a home in a while, the pre-qualification conversation isn’t anything you should be anxious about. Instead, it covers some important information that can help…
When we first saw Sam Claussen’s newest listing, we did a double take. This practically brand new contemporary is located within one of East Dallas’ most sought-after neighborhoods — the Belmont Addition — but it’s absolutely perfect for modern family life. The whole neighborhood, often confused with the M Streets area, is close to the…
There was a lot of downward trending for the stock market last week, but overall, that’s positive for the bond market and interest rates, says Bob Johnson (AKA Bob Mortgage) the senior mortgage adviser at the nation’s oldest private lender, Wallick & Volk. Our most-trusted mortgage adviser explains that, as people react to the plummeting…
