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Great Home, Great School: Plano Whiffletree Home Full of Custom Touches

By Shelby Skrhak / August 31, 2018 /

Plano’s popular Whiffletree neighborhood has the perfect blend of well-built 1980s and 1990s homes, mature landscaping, and some of the best schools in highly-rated Plano ISD. For our continuing series on great homes located within great school zones, here is a contemporary two-story, nearly 3,700-square-foot, four-bedroom home for $569,000. This home, located at 3617 Snidow Drive,…

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Plano Collinwood House Could Move Next Month to Future Haggard Development

By Shelby Skrhak / August 17, 2018 /

The Plano Collinwood House could move as soon as September to its new preservation spot as the new owners make plans for the 19th century home. And while very preliminary, those plans could include mixed-use development along the Dallas North Tollway with retail, high-density housing, and the Collinwood House as its unique centerpiece, Clint Haggard tells CandysDirt.com.…

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Great Home, Great School: Far North Plano and Frisco ISD for Under $500k

By Shelby Skrhak / August 16, 2018 /

There are two very good reasons why you’d want to purchase a home in this far north Plano neighborhood. No. 1, you’re looking at Plano addresses because you want something a little more established with trees that actually provide shade. And, No. 2, you want your kids to attend one of the best elementary and…

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Plano Named Least Stressful City in TX, Here are 3 Zen Homes to Prove It

By Shelby Skrhak / August 2, 2018 /

Financial site WalletHub ranked 182 of the largest U.S. cities to find the most stressful places in America, and found that Plano is the least stressed city in Texas. Houston was ranked the most stressful city in the state. Oh, and the sky is blue. These are things we already knew. Based on data, WalletHub…

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Descendants To Save Plano’s 1861 Collinwood House From Demolition

By Shelby Skrhak / June 30, 2018 /

Will the historic 1861 Collinwood house get a happy ending after all? Descendants of the Collinwood house’s original owners, the Haggard family, will save the city’s oldest home from demolition if a recently approved plan by the Plano City Council comes to fruition. The city council on Monday unanimously approved Haggard Enterprises’ bid to move…

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