John Carona

What the Best-Run HOAs Have in Common: Associa’s John Carona on Building Community

By Shelby Skrhak / October 8, 2025 /

In the latest episode of Dallas Dirt, host Candy Evans sits down with John Carona, former Texas Senator and founder and CEO of Associa, the largest home management firm in North America — for a wide-ranging conversation about how HOAs have evolved, what makes them work, and why community still matters. Carona’s been in the…

Conflicts Of Interest May Dog Laura Miller’s One-Trick-Pony District 13 Bid

By Jon Anderson / February 18, 2019 /

[Editor’s note: Jon Anderson is a columnist for CandysDirt.com who lives in District 13. His opinions are his own.] It’s only been a few days since I broke the story of former Dallas mayor Laura Miller’s candidacy for city council District 13, and the whirlwind of sound bites has already begun. Multiple news outlets have…

PD-15 Papers: Laura Miller’s Army Of Former Reps Fall in Lockstep

By Jon Anderson / November 26, 2018 /

As promised, It’s time to see what’s been going on outside of view – a gift just in time for the holiday season. There was a meeting on November 1 at City Hall with Council Member Jennifer Gates, Plan Commissioner Margot Murphy, and a bevy of opposition to the Authorized Hearing within PD-15 behind the…

John Carona’s English Tudor Manor House is on the Market!

By Karen Eubank / October 29, 2018 /

You have never seen anything quite like this grand English Tudor manor house in Dallas. In fact, any member of the royal family would feel completely at home at 5131 Deloache Avenue in the Sunnybrook Estates neighborhood of Old Preston Hollow. It has all of the custom millwork and hand-crafted details that create an aura…