Joanna England

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

First-Time Homebuyers, Millennials are Back, Says Economist Jonathan Smoke at NAREE

By Joanna England / June 24, 2015 /

Candy is in Miami right now, wading through all of the amazing real estate news at the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ annual conference. While we are a little jealous (OK, we are A LOT jealous) of her temporary location and proximity to so many brilliant minds at #NAREE15, we did score this bit…

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate Passes $1B Mark With More Luxury Sales in The Wings

By Joanna England / June 24, 2015 /

Congratulations to the hardworking team at Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, as the luxury boutique brokerage has passed the $1 billion in sales mark just halfway into 2015. “I’m so proud of the work our agents have done on behalf of our clients this year,” said Dave Perry-Miller, the firm’s founder and director of its Luxury…

#NAREE15 Kicks Off Today! Stay Tuned to @DallasDirtCandy on Twitter

By Joanna England / June 24, 2015 /

The infamous Jills of @coldwellbanker rocking their #NAREE15 panel on luxury real estate @eliselipoff pic.twitter.com/mGPIcjXtjC — Josh Salman (@JoshSalman) June 24, 2015 The annual conference of the National Association of Real Estate Editors kicks off today with some really fabulous panels. Candy landed in Miami this morning and is already covering the Luxury Real Estate…

State Thomas Townhome Has Excellent Location, Fabulous Style, and a Price You Can’t Pass Up

By Joanna England / June 23, 2015 /

As Amanda Popken noted in one of her most recent columns here on CandysDirt.com, “67 percent of residents in Dallas-Fort Worth want to live in a walkable community at some point in their lives” and yet only 4 percent and 1.5 percent of the entire region can be classified as walkable. That’s why there’s such…

Spanish-Style Mansion on W. Colorado Hits Auction Block July 7

By Joanna England / June 22, 2015 /

Word comes from The Advocate that the Spanish-style mansion at 1704 W. Colorado Blvd. will be auctioned on the steps of the George Allen Courts building on Commerce St. July 7. The home, which has raised the hackles of neighbors after hosting weddings on the grounds. Still, we are absolutely saddened by the thought of…