Plano

Homeowners Hope Proposed Legislation Will Curb Boarding Home Rentals in Single-Family Neighborhoods

By April Towery / March 22, 2024 /

Private equity companies purchased 44 percent of single-family homes in the U.S. last year and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants to address the market distortion in the 2025 legislative session.  “I strongly support free markets,” Abbott wrote on X after reposting comments alleging that the investor rush into the single-family market is driving…

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Resident Says Boarding Houses Violate Plano Zoning But Enforcement is Nonexistent

By April Towery / November 11, 2023 /

Boarding houses with multiple unrelated renters aren’t allowed under single-family zoning in Plano, but a resident of Briar Meadow near Coit and Legacy says they’re operating in full force in multiple locations throughout the city.  Plano imposed a temporary one-year ban on new short-term rentals within the city limits, so we know the neighbors are…

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Estate Sale Alert: Find Leather, Mink, Designer Luggage, And More in Plano

By Candy Evans / September 8, 2023 /

Given the dearth of homes for sale in prime areas of North Dallas and Preston Hollow, it was only a matter of time before estate sales had to move north to Plano. At this estate sale, you will find a whole houseful of attractive goods this weekend at 3512 Gary Drive in Plano east of…

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Simple Updates Turn a West Plano Traditional Home Into a Timeless Transitional

By Shelby Skrhak / August 2, 2023 /

This week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial takes us to West Plano where Michael Bepko of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate has this beautifully-updated listing that has the #homeinspo part of my brain spinning. The home at 5905 Fossil Ridge garnered multiple offers in its five days on the…

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Roofing Contractor Sued For Filing ‘Fraudulent Liens,’ Halting Sale of Plano Home

By April Towery / July 19, 2023 /

When Bret Taylor set out to sell the home of his late mother and stepfather, it should have been a fairly simple process. The three-bedroom home on Chinaberry Trail in Plano was listed for about $399,000, but the sale fell through when a title company representative identified two liens on the property.  Taylor reached out to…

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