Joanna England
Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.
Does the nation have a home appraiser shortage? Christian Adams, a former real estate broker and CEO at Repair Pricer, recently completed a national survey of 1,200 U.S. real estate agents to investigate. According to the results, 32 percent of agents have had a closing delayed or canceled in the last two years as a result…
When I lived in Junius Heights, I would drive past a beautiful old brick mansion on Live Oak when I would head to Jimmy’s Food Store for my weekly calorie splurge. The cannoli I brought home was always sweet and perfect, but the drive back through the neighborhood took me past that beautiful old house…
More Americans are migrating from expensive, densely populated urban areas to less-pricey, coastal locales according to CoreLogic’s recent report on the hottest metro areas for migration. CoreLogic’s report states that secondary cities — large cities adjacent to major metros — were the target for homebuyers looking to get more housing bang for their buck. This…
Every year — many times a year — we find ourselves at a commission meeting reviewing a rezoning request. And oftentimes at those meetings, there are loads of neighbors who are upset about the projects presented. The most frequent complaint? “No one told us about this! There was no notice!” Well, the fact is that…
With as many flips that are hitting the market, we’ve been enjoying taking a look on Google Maps to see what a home looked like before receiving a facelift before hitting the market. Sometimes a glance back at a home before its closeup makes it on Zillow is rather disappointing. Instead of “Extreme Makeover Home…
