Joanna England

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

Dallas-Fort Worth Named Market to Watch in 2015 by Realtor.com

By Joanna England / December 4, 2014 /

Riding on the tail of Leah Shafer’s post yesterday on the past year in Texas real estate, today Realtor.com released its predictions detailing predictions for 2015. In their top 10 list of real estate markets to watch for next year Dallas-Fort Worth is expected to make big gains. So, why is Dallas-Fort Worth slated to have…

On SecondShelters: Deidre Woollard Profiles Amazing Hawaiian Getaway

By Joanna England / December 3, 2014 /

We are beyond thrilled to say that one of the top real estate writers in the country, Deidre Woollard, is now blogging for SecondShelters.com. Woollard, who has written for realtor.com and founded Luxist.com, profiled the luxurious Hawaiian getaway, Hale Ali’i: Winter months have just about everyone dreaming of Hawaii and the luxury of warm weather and…

Do the Math: Home Prices Are Up in Texas According to CoreLogic

By Joanna England / December 3, 2014 /

I find it so interesting that just after our boy Troy Aikman upped the price on his Highland Park abode by 12 percent, CoreLogic released its HPI saying home prices are up 6.1 percent year-over-year from October 2013 and 0.5 percent from September to October 2014 nationwide. In Texas, though, our market is seeing record…

Ticket Giveaway: ABPA Homes For The Holidays Home Tour on Friday

By Joanna England / December 3, 2014 /

There are just two days until the highly anticipated ABPA Homes for the Holidays Home Tour, which showcases some truly amazing Highland Park homes that will have your brain buzzing with ideas for your own casa, and we have an early Christmas gift for our dear readers! Thanks to the amazing sponsors, of which we…

ZOCCAM Smartphone App Streamlines Title Transactions For Licensed Agents

By Joanna England / December 2, 2014 /

Let’s say you’re in hot pursuit of a home that has multiple offers and you want to get your earnest money in and get the home locked down quick. It’s a total pain in the posterior for some agents when they have to race across town to the title company to get that check in…