Joanna England
Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.
There are some houses that are the equivalent of the Little Black Dress — they just go with anything. That’s exactly what this Richardson ranch is. With its traditional exterior, you expect warm woods and heavy-handed upholstery indoors. Happily, that is not the case. On the other side of those gorgeous bay windows with wooden…
The housing market is like a Las Vegas card game these days. Should you tell the dealer to hit? Should you hold? Surely, with home prices where they are in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, it feels like a gamble to purchase real estate right now. And that might not be far from the truth. A…
Getting a building permit in the City of Dallas is an ordeal. That much has been well-documented since before the pandemic completely blew up the process and made securing a permit in the city nigh impossible. Despite outcry from builders, contractors, and inspectors, a solution has yet to be proffered. Though CandysDirt.com has gone on…
It’s hard to figure out what Michelle Hooper fell in love with first — Swiss Avenue itself or the people who live there. Regardless, when Michelle and her husband, Matthew, moved into their home at 5416 Swiss Avenue they were instantly received by the community. To give back, the Hoopers are opening their home to…
Prices are up and inventory is down, which is not news to anyone in the North Texas real estate industry. However, the price of a new home in the Dallas-Fort Worth region continues to skyrocket, too. New numbers from Texas Realtors and Dallas-based HomesUSA.com show the median sales price of an existing home in the…
