Joanna England
Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.
When you have kids, having a park across the street from your house is a huge blessing. That park becomes an extension of your backyard — a place where your kids can go and play safely without having to pack up a stroller or car to get there — and your kids are better off…
Interesting study by the Institute for Behavioral and Experimental Real Estate at Old Dominion University at Norfolk, Va. (what a mouthful!). Researchers found that it takes just 20 seconds for shoppers to decide on whether or not to pursue a home just from the information presented on the very front page of the listing. From there,…
Happy Friday! Here’s a great home to end this week on — a gorgeous, freshly restored prairie-style house within walking distance of the Bishop Arts District. Lots of great homes can be found in North Oak Cliff, a favorite neighborhood of ours. Why do we love it? Diversity of architecture, fabulous shopping, walkable and bike-friendly…
We all knew it was coming as city and state leaders came to an impasse with Detroit’s creditors, and now the largest municipality in history has filed for bankruptcy protection. This is big news for everyone, not just Dallas, as I’m sure creditors of the more than $19 billion in municipal debt rung up by…
For a long time, the lot just across from Redeemer Bible Church and caddy corner to Robert T. Hill Middle School at Easton and East Lake Highlands was a cut-through for drivers too impatient to wait behind cars stopped for pickups at the end of the school day. Today, well, it’s a quiet construction site with a sign that says something to the effect of “Future home of White Rock Crossing.”
