Joanna England
Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.
A recent report from real estate survey factory Zumper shows that rents in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are still some of the priciest in the state — meaning that what you pay for a Richardson apartment has gone up in a big way. In Texas, the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,176. Compare…
When I moved to the Dallas area in 2005, Forney was a tiny town with maybe two exits and a giant jackrabbit stationed just down the road from the town’s true claim to fame: a petite replica of the Statue of Liberty. Over the past 17 years, the Kaufman County town has morphed into a…
It’s the start of 2023, and a lot of people are making resolutions for their health, but what about their homes? If being trapped indoors for two years during the global COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s what we can’t stand about our current accommodations. While many people have likely taken up paintbrushes and circular…
As interest rates rose in 2022, so did the cost of purchasing a second home. Naturally, this led to a slow market for second and vacation homes, one that left some ambitious disrupters cutting staff and budgets in the third quarter. However, second homes and vacation homes — especially those in desirable locations — are…
For our family, one of our favorite Christmas Eve traditions is making a thermos of hot cocoa, grabbing some caramel corn, and piling into the old V6 sleigh to tramp through some of our favorite neighborhood Christmas light displays. This year, our Christmas light coverage from contributors Joy Donovan and Marlin Weso spanned from Fort…
