Joanna England

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

Monday Morning Millionaire: If 4612 Watauga is The Last House You See, You Can Die Happy

By Joanna England / November 12, 2012 /

I’m in looooooooove! It just took one look at this magnificent home — 4612 Watauga in Bluffview — and I was swept off my feet! The front of the home is so lush and gorgeous, you can practically imagine the Harold Leidner landscape was airlifted in from the Dallas Arboretum. And the backyard is just…

Friday Five Hundred: “Someone Call Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, Here’s Another ‘Father of The Bride’ House!”

By Joanna England / November 9, 2012 /

I love it when readers send us listings they fall in love with because they’ll see things and notice things that I might not have picked up on. There are a lot of real estate addicts in Dallas, and getting mail from them puts a little spring in our step, especially when we end up…

Queen Anne Mansion in Eureka Springs Becomes a Private Residence Club

By Joanna England / November 8, 2012 / Comments Off on Queen Anne Mansion in Eureka Springs Becomes a Private Residence Club

When you buy a vacation home, you want it to be an escape, right? Maintenance and upkeep can be a wet blanket on second home ownership, though. So why not aim for something with excellent management that’s more like staying at a five-star hotel than a vacation home?

Thursday Three Hundred: Plano 4-Bedroom in Whiffletree is Perfect For a Family Set on The ‘Burbs

By Joanna England / November 8, 2012 /

When you consider a move to the suburbs, what are the amenities you look for? The people asking themselves this question tend to be young families with school-aged children. I’d estimate the top reasons are great schools, more room, a safe environment, and a peer community. While the outer suburbs are gaining new residents and…

Remember Battle Over Winfrey Point Parking? Proposed White Rock Lake Boat House Has Peninsula Residents Up in Arms Again

By Joanna England / November 6, 2012 /

Back in May we reported on the Dallas Arboretum’s attempt to add a parking lot on Winfrey Point. Residents in the nearby Emerald Isle neighborhood balked at the idea and organized several protests outside the arboretum’s gates, just as the Chihuly exhibit was opening, too. It was quite the foofaraw. Turns out, though, that White…