Joanna England

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

Texas Has the Fifth-Highest Property Taxes in the Nation, But Do We Get What We Pay For?

By Joanna England / March 10, 2016 /

Texas rests in real estate tax ignominy, coming in fifth in WalletHub’s 2016 ranking of state property tax rates at 1.97 percent, though our media home value is the lowest of similarly taxed states at $131,400. We’re coming in behind No. 1 New Jersey (, No. 2 Illinois, No. 3 New Hampshire, and No. 4 Wisconsin.…

Cute, Cozy, Contemporary Condo in Uptown is Heaven For a First-Time Buyer

By Joanna England / March 9, 2016 /

For someone moving to Dallas from a more densely populated city, our reliance on cars can be baffling at first. They’ll move to somewhere in East Dallas or Oak Cliff and realize that they’re going to spend 30 minutes in the car just to get to work downtown. POPPYCOCK. Why do that when you can…

Happy Birthday, Ebby! Dallas Isn’t The Same Without You!

By Joanna England / March 9, 2016 /

We hope that you’ll take time today to celebrate the memory of Ebby Halliday Acers and “do something for someone,” as she often did. Today, the first lady of Dallas real estate would have turned 105. While we are grateful that this smart, hardworking, and elegant woman transformed the landscape of Dallas for the better,…

Developers Host Pop-Up Gallery Open House For Bishop Arts Project

By Joanna England / March 8, 2016 /

The Nazerian family just broke ground on their mixed-use development in the Bishop Arts District, and to celebrate they are hosting a pop-up gallery from 5:30 to 8:30 tomorrow night. Brothers Michael and Farrokh Nazerian, heads of Exxir Capital, wanted to create a microcosm of the artistic spirit and talent that will be the heart…

Man Who Sold Home of Murdered Oak Cliff Man Arrested in Los Angeles

By Joanna England / March 4, 2016 /

Christopher Brian Colbert, the man who allegedly posed as Ron Shumway to sell 725 N. Winnetka, has been arrested in Los Angeles. Colbert, who sold the Oak Cliff home to an investor for $130,000 while Shumway was murdered an encased in concrete in his own backyard, will be charged with money laundering, tampering with a governmental…