Joanna England

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

Magnificent Midcentury Modern To Make MLS Later This Week, But You Can Buy Before Then!

By Joanna England / June 26, 2013 /

Need a break from all of the news from Austin and Washington, D.C.? Here’s a lovely palate cleanser in the form of a breathtaking Midcentury Modern in Lake Highlands. Featured on the White Rock Home Tour, 8834 Capri Drive is a Zolicoffer and Associates-designed 1963 split-level with 2,824 square feet, four bedrooms, three and a…

Ask a Stager: When Doing a Walk-Through, What Are The Biggest Problem Areas?

By Joanna England / June 26, 2013 /

For staging, some rooms and issues can present more challenges than others. An overpopulated living room, an untidy bedroom, an outdated kitchen, and a bathroom with more rings around it than Saturn can make for a staging nightmare. Karen Eubank of Eubank Staging has seen all these issues and more. So we asked her “What are…

Candy’s Lease of the Week: Settle in This Summer Before Starting Your Brood in Highland Park ISD

By Joanna England / June 26, 2013 /

Private school tuition for two kids is just absolutely ridiculous. If you could forego all that and live in an area that has fantastic community values and very little crime, well, do we have a rental for you. Buying inside Highland Park ISD can be a protracted bidding war, so renting is often more accessible.…

Candy's Lease of the Week: Settle in This Summer Before Starting Your Brood in Highland Park ISD

By Joanna England / June 26, 2013 /

Private school tuition for two kids is just absolutely ridiculous. If you could forego all that and live in an area that has fantastic community values and very little crime, well, do we have a rental for you. Buying inside Highland Park ISD can be a protracted bidding war, so renting is often more accessible.…

Will Snowbirds Flock To U.S. En Masse If They Can Stay Eight Months Instead of Six?

By Joanna England / June 26, 2013 /

Winter in Canada is a long, cold slog for the country’s 34.5 million residents. From the first snow to the final melted puddle, we’re talking 8 months, sometimes 9. Now, if you were Canadian and you owned a second home in say, Alys Beach, Florida, you’d want to trade the shoulder-high mountains of grey snow…