Joanna England

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

It Was an Accident! Man Who Posted Nude Mirror Shot For Austin Listing Didn’t Notice His Reflection

By Joanna England / July 30, 2014 /

I’m sure you’ve already seen the photo about this poor guy who was just trying to sell his Austin condo and ended up flashing everyone in the process. As it turns out, it was all an accident, says KDFW’s report on the … ahem … matter.

Housing Shortage in West Texas Means Critical Workers, Including CPS Caseworkers, Have no Place to Live

By Joanna England / July 29, 2014 /

This report from the Texas Tribune tells a scary tale for troubled children and teens in the fast-growing areas of Midland-Odessa. It’s impossible to find housing in the oil-boom areas of West Texas, which means that critical workers, including state Child Protective Services caseworkers, have no place to live. This has resulted in a necessary…

Are Housing Prices Stabilizing? After a Period of Off-The-Leash Growth, Price Increases Are Shrinking, Says Case-Shiller

By Joanna England / July 29, 2014 /

Maybe so, or maybe the market is just taking a breather while the summer heat is on before it grows legs again. According to Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller’s Home Price Index, Dallas has seen the smallest increase in home prices since August of last year. Still, prices are growing, at an albeit slower rate. In fact, all…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Couple Lists House They Hunted With Help From HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’

By Joanna England / July 29, 2014 /

Just listed today, this Old Lake Highlands home is practically a celebrity! Its owners, Steven and Ashley Walton, found this beauty during a whirlwind search on HGTV’s House Hunters show in 2011 and again on House Hunters: Where are they now in 2013. “In 2010, my wife and I decided to move out of our small…

Developer of Courtyards At Normandy Will Build 18 Luxury Homes on Forest Lane Lot Next to Unity Church

By Joanna England / July 28, 2014 /

Word comes that the custom home builder that has signed on to build 18 luxury custom homes on the almost 4 acre site on Forest Lane just sold by Unity Church of Dallas is none other than Crescent Estates Custom Homes, the very same developer that built the Courtyards at Normandy in University Park. The…