Joanna England

Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.

Midcentury-Inspired Treehouse in Mockingbird Park

By Joanna England / November 15, 2017 /

Few things are more magical to a child than a treehouse. Perched above the day-to-day, shrouded by the generous boughs of its host, a treehouse is a place for imagination and excitement. Perhaps that’s why 3902 Fairfax, our High Caliber Home of the Week presented by Lisa Peters at Caliber Home Loans, is so appealing.…

Heritage Auctions Puts Unit 17B at 3525 Turtle Creek on The Block Today!

By Joanna England / November 15, 2017 /

Today is the day! Heritage Auctions will be auctioning unit 17B at Dallas’ first residential high-rise, 3525 Turtle Creek, at 2 p.m. It’s the Meyer-designed building with the concrete lattice (brise soleil) next to Vendome. Since 1957, it’s been holding court on Turtle Creek and this year marks its 60th anniversary. After a recent tear…

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Wall Street Journal Says Amazon HQ2 is Headed For Big D

By Joanna England / November 14, 2017 /

Right when you think that we’ve talked it absolutely to death, the Wall Street Journal had to go and breathe life into the corpse of the Amazon HQ2 story. But wait! Do all of these fancy pie charts mean what we think they mean? Is Dallas proper about to get the crown after finding ourselves at…

The Mortgage Report: Federal Reserve Leadership Changes, Plus Home Price Forecasts and a Tax Plan Breakdown

By Joanna England / November 13, 2017 /

Buckle up, because there’s a lot of turbulence in the mortgage market right now. In this week’s mortgage report from Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgagesenior mortgage advisor at the nation’s oldest private lender — Wallick & Volk), — you’ll see all of the factors and variables that are making big waves in finance, underscoring how crucial it is…

On SecondShelters.com: Frank Zappa Ate at This Palm Springs Modern in Austin

By Joanna England / November 9, 2017 /

Where do you find a 1972 Palm Springs modern, erected by original owner and international opera singer Willa Stewart, that is both relevant and alluring in 2017 with an “Elvis meets Kuwait” styling and hosted the likes of American musical and cultural icon Frank Zappa? Only in Austin. Find out the full story about this exciting…