Joy Donovan

Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.

Life in Weatherford Could Be Peachy in This Modern Farmhouse

By Joy Donovan / November 15, 2024 /

Life in Weatherford evidently is just peachy. That’s how it should be since this Parker County town of almost 40,000 is the official Peach Capital of Texas because the state legislature deemed it so. An annual summer peach festival also celebrates this fact. Whether it’s peach season or not in Weatherford this area continues to…

A View From the Top Makes This Fort Worth Property a Special One

By Joy Donovan / November 12, 2024 /

Views from a mountaintop overlooking a valley are great. Views from a penthouse apartment overlooking Broadway are fantastic. Views from a helicopter overlooking Hawaii are spectacular. Anyone want a grand, sweeping view overlooking downtown Fort Worth? Check out 1000 Brae Court in Fort Worth and be prepared for something pretty spectacular, where the views there are…

Chic Updates Have Transported This Arlington Midcentury Modern Into This Millennium

By Joy Donovan / November 8, 2024 /

No way to miss this week’s CandysDirt.com Friday $500K featured home. Distinctive and unique describe the expansive Ranch-style one-story at 916 Live Oak Lane in Arlington. It’s a unique look available for a homebuyer wanting a house that stands out. Far from one of those cookie-cutter house in a homogenous neighborhood, this 1967 updated ranch…

This Cowtown New Home Watches the Budget and Brings the Luxe

By Joy Donovan / November 5, 2024 /

Finding a home under a $400,000 budget can be done. Finding a home under $400,000 that’s a new build — now that can be a challenge. CandysDirt.com has done the leg work finding a new home, under $400,000, with some bells and whistles. Take a look at 2803 Ross Ave. in Fort Worth. This new…

Life in the Fast Lane Gets House Hunters’ Engines Running

By Joy Donovan / November 1, 2024 /

For a lifestyle that is living life in the fast lane, here is the perfect place to live it up. It’s literally up around the fast track. It doesn’t get much faster — at least on the ground, legally — than Texas Motor Speedway. Cars have been zooming around North Texas’ 1.5-mile track since its…