Joanna England

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

Now You Can Gawk at The Mansions in America’s 444th Most Expensive Zip Code: Preston Hollow

By Joanna England / October 14, 2014 /

  Can I say that I was a little disappointed that Dallas’s wealthiest neighborhoods — Highland Park and Preston Hollow — ranked only 164th and 444th, respectively, in Forbes’ survey of the richest Zip codes in America?  Preston Hollow didn’t even break into the top 5 priciest Zip Codes in Texas, for crying out loud.…

Nina Pham, Presby Nurse Who Contracted Ebola, Issues Statement

By Joanna England / October 14, 2014 /

For those in Dallas and North Texas who are following this news closely, Nina Pham, the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, has issued a quote through the hospital. Pham, who has an apartment in the M Streets, started running a fever on Friday. Over the weekend,…

Great Location in Grapevine With a Heated Saltwater Pool

By Joanna England / October 14, 2014 /

Sometimes you really do have to head to the suburbs to find a good deal. With all of the homes in Dallas and Fort Worth getting snapped up so fast, perhaps it’s a good idea to look north to Grapevine, where you can get a great family home for not a lot of money. This…

Ultimate House For Entertaining on Sought After Windsor Place

By Joanna England / October 13, 2014 /

Last week’s Supper Club really threw you for a loop, didn’t it? It was your first time hosting a dinner for five couples in your home, and it made the space feel over-full and claustrophobic. This house that was a wonderful place when your children were small is starting to feel as if it’s bursting…

Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: Jane McGarry’s Building a Dream Home in West Fort Worth

By Joanna England / October 10, 2014 /

“I just closed on a West Fort Worth lot a couple of weeks ago,” said North Texas TV legend Jane McGarry, who now blogs at realjane.net. “I am drawing up floorplans for the new house right now and I hope to build a smaller, less expensive, low-maintenance version of my Westover Hills home I sold…