Month: July 2021

The new Painted Tree residential community under development in McKinney will have 1,200 homes in its first phase and built-to-rent homes will also be part of the project, the developers said Wednesday.  Located north of U.S. Highway 380 near Lake Forest Boulevard, Painted Tree — one of the largest residential developments underway in North Texas —will …

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Ten thousand homes is a lot for a place designed evoke to a small town in harmony with its surroundings. Small-town? More like a small city.  But that’s the number of houses planned in Reunion, a huge new-home community northwest of Fort Worth near the intersections of State Highway 114 and U.S. 287.  PMB Capital Investments, …

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The city of Celina has passed longtime leader Frisco as the hottest new home market in North Texas, according to a look at building permits to date.  Celina has issued 1,352 residential building permits through May 31 of this year, compared to 1,283 in Frisco.  That compares to 629 permits in Celina and 963 in Frisco in the first five months …

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You’ve heard it here frequently: Building materials cost more now than they have ever before.  It’s hitting home builders on all price points, from entry-level markets to higher-end custom homes. But what happens when the cost for materials blows the sales price on the contract out of the water? How much (or little) should a builder …

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In the record-setting housing market of 2021, homeownership has become the dividing line for a fractured economy that’s racing toward extremes. Real estate values have surged by almost 25 percent since the beginning of the pandemic, creating more than $1 trillion in new wealth for existing homeowners. Many of them have used that money to …

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DFW lands in top 10 of world’s most innovative cities, surpassing California cities, Seattle, report says Dallas-Fort Worth is among the best in the world for innovation.  The region grabbed the No. 6 spot on the list of world’s most innovative cities that’s published by 2thinknow, a firm that does research and analysis globally. That’s …

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Sharing this interesting article I read recently from Keeping Current Matters. A lot of my clients are curious about their home’s value and how the current market has increased their equity. If you’d like to know your home’s value, click here to receive a quick report. A Look at Home Price Appreciation Through 2025 Home …

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