Plano

Tomorrow is the Last Day to Enter VIVO Realty’s Contest For Two VIP Passes to Suburbia Fest

By Joanna England / April 29, 2014 /

We already told you about the #VIVOLOVESPLANO contest, but just in case you forgot to enter, you need to get your winning submission posted tomorrow! We love Vivo Realty Group, as they work hard for their clients and know Plano like nobody else! So, of course, Vivo wanted to celebrate Dallas’ most famous burb with…

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CoreLogic HPI Shows Year-Over-Year Home Price Growth For Houston, Dallas MSAs

By Joanna England / February 5, 2014 /

According to the most recent report from CoreLogic, the Dallas-Plano-Irving MSA ranked seventh in year-over-year home price growth among the 100 statistical areas the firm measures in its Housing Price Index with a 9.4 percent increase in prices (excluding distressed sales) through the year ending in December 2013.

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How Far Can an HOA Agreement Go? Man Sues Rabbi Hosting Twice-a-Day Synagogue Service in North Dallas Home

By Joanna England / February 5, 2014 /

Very interesting case here in North Dallas. Orthodox Rabbi Yaakov Rich has been hosting two services a day in his home, dubbed Congregation Toras Chaim, and recently applied for a Certificate of Occupancy with the City of Dallas.

Rabbi Rich wants to operate a religious center in his 3,572-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath home at 7103 Mumford Court. Built in 1986, records show this home was purchased in June of 2013 and is valued at $330,000. But neighbors are beginning to chafe from the traffic and parking problems in their HOA-protected community.

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Tuesday Two Hundred: West Plano Traditional Feels Elegant, Not Overdone

By Joanna England / January 28, 2014 /

There’s a subtle line with traditional decor that you don’t want to cross. Often what starts out as a great traditional formal living room sometimes veers into the over-done swag curtain abyss. Luckily, this gorgeous West Plano home inside Ridgeview Ranch Estates is on the tasteful side of traditional. Things you’ll love about this home…

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Local Market Monitor Predicts Growth For 2014, But Flat For 2015 And Beyond

By Joanna England / January 3, 2014 /

While Trulia consider’s Dallas to be overvalued, Local Market Monitor‘s report says that the Dallas-Irving-Plano market is actually under-priced in the neighborhood of 12 percent. That’s interesting news from these economic analysts. Local Market Monitor is predicting that home prices will grow 9 percent over the next 12 months, but will top out at 10…

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