Joanna England

Top-5 Friday: Love Sports? Think About Buying a Second Home Where The Magic Happens — Arlington, TX!

By Joanna England | April 5, 2013 |

The Dallas-Fort Worth area is home to loads of great sports teams. You’ve got the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, the Dallas Mavericks in downtown Dallas, and there are tons of fantastic minor league baseball teams throughout the region. Of course, Cowboys Stadium hosts other fantastic events, like the NCAA Final Four…

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Top-5 Friday: Florida Gulf Coast Puts Up More Than a Great Basketball Team

By Joanna England | March 29, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: Florida Gulf Coast Puts Up More Than a Great Basketball Team

It’s March Madness, so we took a cue from our nation’s obsession with basketball to showcase some great properties in Fort Myers, Fla., home of Florida Gulf Coast University, this year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Cindarella story. In my opinion, this city is an ideal spot for a second home. There’s a great mix of rentals,…

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Top-5 Friday: Bisbee, Ariz., is a Great Place to Get Away. Just Ask Dave Perry-Miller!

By Joanna England | March 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: Bisbee, Ariz., is a Great Place to Get Away. Just Ask Dave Perry-Miller!

Dallas luxury real estate broker Dave Perry-Miller has a second home in Bisbee, Ariz. If you want to find your own getaway in the remote mountain town, we’ve picked a few unique properties. Heck, everything is unique about Bisbee. The historic downtown is wonderfully preserved, and has a fantastic turn-of-the-century appeal. It’s now a popular…

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Top-5 Friday: Gasparilla Island is The Perfect Place to Launch Your Yacht

By Joanna England | March 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: Gasparilla Island is The Perfect Place to Launch Your Yacht

Beloved by old Hollywood star Katherine Hepburn, Gasparilla Island is a small island just off the Gulf coast of Florida. It’s small enough to feel exclusive, but not so tiny to feel isolated. And, because of The Gasparilla Act, the island won’t be changing much, at least anytime soon. According to the Wall Street Journal,…

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Top-5 Friday: Smoky Mountain High? Maybe If You’re In One of These Great Asheville-Area Cabins!

By Joanna England | March 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: Smoky Mountain High? Maybe If You’re In One of These Great Asheville-Area Cabins!

I had no idea that Asheville, N.C., was a popular vacation spot until I spent a little over a week in the area last summer. I fell in love with the place and all of its quirks pretty much instantly. Located in the Smoky Mountains, this thriving mountain metropolis has some great attractions — galleries,…

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Top-5 Friday: Ski Season Scene Stealers Top List of Luxury Chalets in Park City, Utah

By Joanna England | March 1, 2013 |

Ski season is almost over, but don’t let that keep you from daydreaming about the perfect ski chalet in Park City, Utah’s Deer Valley. Known as the best place to buy a luxury ski home, this area is full of multi million-dollar beauties that will make you bat your eyelashes. And, of course, you’ll have plenty to do with the annual Sundance Film Festival, too. Here are a few of our favorites that will be perfect to host a gaggle of snow bunnies for the perfect apres ski!

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