Joanna England

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

Turtle Creek, Lakewood Home Tours Adapt With Virtual, Street-View Options

By Joanna England / October 9, 2020 /

When COVID-19 hit North Texas, it effectively put the kibosh on spring home tours, and there hasn’t been a single home tour since. However, two organizations have forged ahead with tours, albeit with different formats. For instance, on Saturday, Oct. 10, the Turtle Creek Association will host its 2020 Tour of Homes entirely online. The…

Hoffmann Homes Builds a Tornado-Proof Stunner in Little Forest Hills

By Joanna England / October 2, 2020 /

After last year’s F3 tornado that ripped apart Preston Hollow and North Dallas, it’s surprising that tornado resistance hasn’t become a larger part of the conversation surrounding residential construction. And as the October anniversary of the storm nears, it’s definitely taking up more space at the backs of our minds. Why is it so hard…

Little Forest Hills Modern Gives You a Bird’s-Eye View of East Dallas

By Joanna England / September 29, 2020 /

I first met this modern home in Little Forest Hills on both the White Rock Home Tour and the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes back in 2013. Being a gardener and a bit of a treehugger myself, it was easy for me to fall in love with a house that’s so connected to nature. Plus,…

Zillow Launched a Brokerage, But Agents Say Buyers and Sellers Should Beware

By Joanna England / September 23, 2020 /

Zillow made it clear this morning when it announced its new service for Zillow Offers clients, Zillow Homes, that it’s on its way toward having a hand in every part of the real estate transaction. The program essentially creates a brokerage within Zillow — an area of the real estate business the company long said…

Born And BRED: Dallas Business Journal Best Real Estate Deals of 2019 Awards

By Joanna England / September 22, 2020 /

When Tanya Ragan has an idea, there’s no stopping her. The real estate developer behind Wildcat Management has used her tireless will to breathe new life into the West End’s Purse Building, a formerly neglected historic building. And the resurrection of the Purse Building is among the finalists for the Dallas Business Journal’s Best Real…