McKinney

McKinney, TX, Ranks Second Among Top-Searched Zip Codes in the U.S., Says Realtor.com

By Joanna England / December 5, 2013 /

There’s a lot to love about McKinney, the North Texas town that brands itself as “unique by nature.” Looks like more people are finding the unique and natural in McKinney, as the little suburb that could ranked No. 2 in Realtor.com’s report of the most-searched Zip Codes in the nation for 2013. McKinney was beat…

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Thursday Three Hundred: It Looks Like a 1920s Tudor, But This McKinney Home Is Delightfully Deceiving

By Joanna England / October 3, 2013 /

What if you could have all of the adorable features you find in a traditional 1920s-era Tudor without all of the tiny rooms, claustrophobic water closets, and impossible-to-maintain stained-glass windows? When I tell you that you can have it all and inside one of the best little neighborhoods in McKinney, well I’m sure you’ll just…

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Thursday Three Hundred: House Hunting Can Mean Finding The Perfect Pool For a Steal!

By Joanna England / June 6, 2013 /

This past weekend I found myself wishing my little Post War Traditional had a pool, because the temperatures were perfect for lounging and splashing. That’s what my almost 2-year-old son thought, too. It was that day that I vowed an end to plastic pools on the deck, and that our next home would have a…

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Thursday Three Hundred: This Gorgeous McKinney Farmhouse is Alive With Historical Touches

By Joanna England / May 2, 2013 /

This place is just too stinking adorable to pass up! Located in McKinney’s W. A. Rhea subdivision, 519 W. Hunt St. was built  in 1901 and has so much of that turn-of-the-century beauty intact. It’s labeled as a Victorian, but I’d call this more Louisiana French, wouldn’t you? The columns on the expansive front porch…

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Friday Five Hundred: This Custom Home in McKinney Would Have Been My Top Draft Pick!

By Joanna England / April 26, 2013 /

Man, was anyone else disappointed by the NFL draft last night? Yikes! If you’re still nursing a football hangover this morning, don’t sweat it — we have an easily lovable Friday Five Hundred for you. I am learning to love the suburbs, y’all, and this new listing from Coldwell Banker’s Nikki Butcher is a fantastic…

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