Joanna England
Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.
While the stock market has been posting gains, bonds continue to sink lower. The affects, combined with reports of job losses in September, have been a disaster on the mortgage market, says Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage), the senior mortgage advisor at Wallick & Volk — the nation’s oldest private mortgage lender. And despite the news, rate hikes are…
Though I absolutely love the idea of loft living, the biggest turnoff, is the lack of easily accessible green space. But what if you could live in a historic commercial conversion that lived more like a single-family home? That’s what Jenni Stolarski‘s latest Kings Highway listing is, to a tee. And the isn’t the first…
As Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) notes, buying a home is often the biggest financial transaction most people make in their lifetimes. It can be rife with stressful situations and pitfalls, but it doesn’t have to be that way. How do you manage all of the moving parts and make the most of your experience? By…
Before there ever was a pink mansion on Douglas Avenue, Mary Kay Ash and her husband, Mel Ash, conscripted modernist architect Frank L. Meier to design a home for them. The site — a private, picturesque lake in Preston Hollow — was the perfect place to craft reality from a dream. That dream was for…
This week’s mortgage report illustrates just how important it is to have a seasoned mortgage advisor on your side. With signs of weakness in the bond market, as well as rate hikes looming in December, Bob Johnson, senior mortgage advisor at Wallick & Volk – the nation’s oldest privately-held mortgage company – breaks down the dynamics to give buyers an…
