Joanna England

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

Want an Urban Lifestyle? This Remodeled Turtle Creek Brownstone Is For You

By Joanna England / May 2, 2019 /

When looking at townhomes, one of the big pluses over a condo unit is outdoor space. However, those staircases in two- and three-story townhomes often mean sacrificing storage space. However, that’s not so with our Inwood Home of the Week, a Turtle Creek brownstone with tons of thoughtful built-ins and plenty of spots to stash…

Celebrate Oak Cliff’s Turner House at Derby Day Fundraiser May 4

By Joanna England / May 1, 2019 /

It’s hard to live in North Oak Cliff and not know about the stately white manse in Winnetka Heights that hosts the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts. The Turner House, a beautiful modified Prairie Foursquare home built in 1912 for Winnetka Heights developer J.P. Blake, has become something of a cultural epicenter for North…

What is With All of These iBuyers All of the Sudden? Matt Templeton of KW Urban Answers

By Joanna England / April 26, 2019 /

By Matthew Templeton Managing Principal KW Urban Dallas Why is there so much movement in the iBuyer world? First: What is an iBuyer? An iBuyer is an institutional or business-based investor that uses automated valuation models (using data and algorithms to estimate value and trends over time) to make offers on properties in the market…

Dallas Builders Association Member Spotlight: Mark Dann With Highland Classic Homes

By Joanna England / April 26, 2019 /

As more and more homes in Lakewood get a “glow up,” so are we educated on the builders in East Dallas that not only manage sites responsibly and work with the neighborhood, but also those that produce incredibly well-built homes. At the intersection of those two qualities, we found Mark Dann of Highland Classic Homes. …

East Dallas Ranch Offers Move-in Ready Interiors For Budget-Friendly Price

By Joanna England / April 25, 2019 /

It’s hard for me to believe how increasingly popular Far East Dallas has become. When my husband and I bought our home in Casa View back in 2007, the area was mostly rentals and a few families scattered here and there, with a lot of homes falling behind on repairs due to elderly neighbors. In…