Joanna England

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

Austin Real Estate News: Lance Armstrong Sells Home For Less Than a Third of Asking to Oil And Gas Businessman Al Koehler

By Joanna England / April 11, 2013 /

  Photo: Robert Reck/Architectural Digest So even though Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin abode, he still plans on calling the city his “home.” The real test is whether the city will still claim the cyclist who, in an Oprah interview rife with crocodile tears, admitted to doping his way through winning the Tour de…

Former Trammel Crow Exec J. McDonald Williams is Selling His $9.75M Bluffview Contemporary — OMG House P!

By Joanna England / April 11, 2013 /

You can tell when someone hasn’t spent much time in Dallas when they refer to our summers. They use words like “scorching,” “oppressive,” or some other generic term. In Curbed‘s case, they say that “a long lap pool also features plenty of seating for guests beleaguered by the hot Dallas summer,” in their write up…

We Asked, They Answered: District 11’s Ori Raphael Tells Us His Views on Dallas Real Estate’s Hot-Button Issues

By Joanna England / April 10, 2013 /

Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of our series of Dallas City Council candidate questionnaires. You can view the first here and the second here. We attempted to contact each candidate in every contested race (10 races total), and those who responded with a working email address received the same eight questions. We gave…

We Asked, They Answered: District 11's Ori Raphael Tells Us His Views on Dallas Real Estate's Hot-Button Issues

By Joanna England / April 10, 2013 /

Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of our series of Dallas City Council candidate questionnaires. You can view the first here and the second here. We attempted to contact each candidate in every contested race (10 races total), and those who responded with a working email address received the same eight questions. We gave…

Candy’s Lease of the Week: Pretty Little Thing in The Wyndemere is Easy to Love

By Joanna England / April 9, 2013 /

It’s not too often that you can get a condo with a fireplace, but here one is, in the Wyndemere.   I love this little one-bedroom, one-bath condo, and here’s why: it’s super sleek with black granite counters in the kitchen and bath, fresh floors, a huge closet, and did I tell you about that…