Joanna England

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

Residential And Office Towers With Ground-Floor Retail Planned for Bank Site Next to Klyde Warren Park

By Joanna England / January 7, 2015 /

Trammell Crow Company announced plans today for two separate towers on the land occupied by a Chase motor bank next to Klyde Warren Park. The development, a joint venture with MetLife, will form the self-described Park District, with structures designed by Dallas’ own HKS Architects. The Park District will include 916,000 square feet of space,…

Water Mains Break After Two Earthquakes Rock North Texas, But Will Homeowners See Damage?

By Joanna England / January 6, 2015 /

Update 9:50 pm:  The neighbor who took the video you are seeing tells me: “I think it is related (to the earthquake), it happened right after the first earthquake, not 2 hours like the city told Robert Wilonsky, it is at the intersection of Hughes and Dykes Way.” He also tells me that whatever caused…

Great Western Featured Realtor: Shannon Saunders is a True Texas Girl!

By Joanna England / January 6, 2015 /

Shannon Saunders is one of those Realtors that you can imagine having an awesome Pinterest board. She’s an artist with such a positive attitude, an eye for design, and she works hard to stay on top of the Dallas market. Of course, she’s an agent after my own heart, with a fierce love for modern…

Five Reasons Why Right Now is a Great Time to Start Building Your Pool

By Joanna England / January 6, 2015 /

Well, the holidays are over, it’s cold outside, and everyone is back to work and school. Now it’s back to the grind and the long haul till spring break. Maybe you’ve been thinking about putting in a pool, or maybe you’ve been remembering those warm summer days and how nice it would have been to have…

Luxury Sales Skyrocketed in 2014 Says Texas Association of Realtors

By Joanna England / January 5, 2015 /

Luxury home sales with prices of $1 million and up posted huge growth in 2014 according to the latest Texas Luxury Home Sales Report from the Texas Association of Realtors. In Dallas-Fort Worth, the sales volume of luxury homes was second highest in the state and grew 15 percent year-over-year. Dallas was a runner up…