Joanna England

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

DFW a Close Second to NYC in Apartment Building Boom

By Joanna England / July 17, 2017 /

With new home construction getting more expensive and bidding wars erupting over homes on the affordable end of the spectrum, many new transplants to the Dallas-Fort Worth area — approximately 143,000 of them from 2015 to 2016 —are turning to apartments to meet housing needs in the interim. And while we’ve done a less-than-stellar job…

The Mortgage Report: Market Conditions Make Mortgage Rates a Gamble

By Joanna England / July 17, 2017 /

Technical and Market related news will drive rates to the resistance level, but will it break through and make a run up to the 103 mark? If you’re a gambling man, you hold and wait for the run up. Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) shares his lock or float position in today’s Mortgage Report. You may know him…

Gorgeous Bud Oglesby-Designed Midcentury Townhome in Mansion Park

By Joanna England / July 14, 2017 /

The Mansion Park area is one of those neighborhoods chock-full of great properties, and these townhomes are a perfect example of how you can get into a fabulous neighborhood for a less-than-exorbitant price. While these Bud Oglesby-designed, midcentury modern townhomes look pitch perfect from the curb, 2812 Welborn St., another amazing listing from Ebby Halliday…

In Dallas-Fort Worth Suburbs, Poverty is Skyrocketing

By Joanna England / July 13, 2017 /

As home prices rise in Dallas-Fort Worth, those who can least afford the commensurate increases in rent and taxes have taken off for the suburbs. According to data from Harvard University’s Joint Center on Housing Studies, while poverty has grown in both urban and suburban areas in North Texas, it has increased far quicker in…

Beautiful Brick Victorian in Historic Peak’s Addition

By Joanna England / July 12, 2017 /

If you’ve already fallen in love with Peaks Suburban Addition after learning more about this historic, close-in neighborhood from writer Cherry Kelln, then you’re about to get a case of the vapors. Find your fainting couch, because this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans is a stunning…