Joanna England

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

Great Western Featured Realtor: Katie Hughes is a Hardworking Young Realtor!

By Joanna England / March 16, 2015 /

Katie Hughes is a young go-getter with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s, and she’s been in the biz since she was an undergrad at Texas A&M! We do love our Aggies on CandysDirt, and Katie, who is both smart and hardworking, really exemplifies the character you hone after a few great years in Aggieland. She’s both tough,…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Live Like a Sports Star in This Arlington Chateau

By Joanna England / March 16, 2015 /

One of my favorite mid-cities agents, Kimdolyn Smith with Webb-Barton, has a fabulous chateau on the market in the sports capital of North Texas: Arlington! We’ve seen some great homes in this area owned by professional athletes who need a place to relax during a hectic season. This “hidden jewel,” as Smith calls it, has…

This Pretty Frisco House Snatched Up After Just 6 Days

By Joanna England / March 13, 2015 /

This is happening more and more in Collin County and Denton County, where a home that is staged well and has all the fixin’s just doesn’t sit around on the market for long. This home at 1957 Hathaway Ln. in Frisco’s Westfalls Village was on the market for all of six days before it was…

Opportunity Knocks With This Winnetka Heights Property

By Joanna England / March 12, 2015 /

This is one of those properties that is fit for a dreamer, an artist, or a very smart businessperson. This is a property that is reeks of opportunity, y’all. Are you creative? Do you want a unique home or investment opportunity? Do you want to enliven part of a community that’s fallen by the wayside…

High Caliber Home: Epic Entertaining Inside Eastwood Estates Remodel

By Joanna England / March 11, 2015 /

What a fantastic opportunity to buy a Ju-Nel home! This 1960 ranch, designed by Lyle Rowley and Jack Wilson, is another one of those fantastic specimens that looks amazing after a remodel. We featured another amazing Ju-Nel home in this neighborhood, Eastwood Estates, and while that one was modern with a transitional spin, this updated…