Joanna England

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

9th Annual AIA Dallas Tour of Homes Features 7 Innovative Designs

By Joanna England / October 13, 2015 /

Now in its ninth year, the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes has become one of the most highly anticipated home tours. That’s mostly because these homes are selected by a jury of Dallas architects who know their stuff, so you see some of the most innovative shapes, spaces, and designs in this citywide home tour.…

AIA Dallas 2015 Built Design Recognizes Stunning Cedar Creek Residence

By Joanna England / October 12, 2015 /

  Among the winners of this year’s AIA Dallas Built Design Awards is one structure that stands out: An incredible forest residence on Cedar Creek Reservoir by Wernerfield. And it has such a wonderful history, too. This residence is located on a beautiful wooded site on Cedar Creek Reservoir and is intended to provide an…

Hot to Trot: Candy Reports on Luxury Farm and Ranch Properties for Grand Vie

By Joanna England / October 9, 2015 /

Just about every real estate brokerage has a farm and ranch division now, which is a far cry from not long ago when you couldn’t pay people to move to the “boonies,” Candy says in her latest column inside Grand Vie: Luxury in Living. Now there are some amazing, luxurious, and enviable ranch properties on the…

Want to Spend More Time Selling? Virtual Assistants Pro Can Handle Your ‘Back End’

By Joanna England / October 9, 2015 /

Selling real estate is a people-based business that requires a lot of paperwork. Realtors are pulled in a lot of different directions when it comes to business development, compliance, and the fine art of matching buyers and sellers. But the paperwork is a huge time suck that pulls agents away from the parts of the…

This Little North Oak Cliff Cottage is Blue and Yellow, Makes You Want to Kiss it Hello!

By Joanna England / October 9, 2015 /

How cute is this house? It looks like one of those fun, quirky homes that delights readers of every shelter magazine and tiny house blog. But this house is not so tiny. In fact, it may look petite, but this sky blue cottage in the L.O. Daniel neighborhood of North Oak Cliff has plenty of…