Joanna England

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

Barbara Corcoran Drew Hundreds at Champions School of Real Estate Keynote

By Joanna England / May 16, 2016 /

Full disclosure: I am not a morning person. The fact that I obligated myself to head out to the Plano Centre at 8:30 a.m. to see legendary real estate broker and reality TV star Barbara Corcoran is on par with a visit from the Pope for us here at CandysDirt.com, so of course I put…

South Blvd. and Park Row: National Register Neighborhood in South Dallas; Part 1

By Joanna England / May 13, 2016 /

In August of 1980, a pair of theses were presented to the University of Texas at Arlington by Charles Wayne Watson and Gary L. Young for Masters degrees in Architecture. They were titled “A History and Guide to the South Boulevard / Park Row Historic District.”  Watson’s paper covered South Boulevard while Young tackled Park…

Leaving The Country If Trump Wins? Elena Dinaburg Says She’ll Sell Your House For You!

By Joanna England / May 12, 2016 /

As if the Lakewood, Dallas Facebook page wasn’t entertainment enough, enterprising Realtor Elena Dinaburg added some snarky fuel to the flames with an ad targeting folks who have promised to leave the country if Donald Trump makes it to the White House. So far, Dinaburg says feedback on her flyer has been both positive and…

After Fight at City Hall, Dallas Will Finally Get a Costco

By Joanna England / May 11, 2016 /

The future is bright for those of us who want a better, more sustainable wholesale option in Dallas, as the Dallas City Council voted 10-5 to approve $3 million in economic incentives to bring Costco inside the Dallas city limits. As Candy explained, the money will come from a public-private partnership fund that comes from…

On MidlandDirt.com: Luxury Apartment Construction Up 800 Percent in Midland-Odessa Since 2012

By Joanna England / May 11, 2016 /

New affordable housing is hard to find in Midland-Odessa, as a recent study from RentCafe shows that 100 percent of the new apartments completed in 2015 were high-end units. Nationally, 75 percent of all apartments that came on the market last year were priced at luxury levels. Considering how much the new construction in the single-family market…