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From the Builders of Stonebridge Ranch, The Grove Frisco Is Putting Down Roots

By Shelby Skrhak / April 26, 2019 /

If you drive all the way north up Custer Road, you’ll come upon The Grove Frisco, a new 735-acre master-planned community by Newland. About 120 homes have been sold or are under construction in what Newland, the community developer with more than five decades of experience, calls a modern village. As you turn off Custer…

What is With All of These iBuyers All of the Sudden? Matt Templeton of KW Urban Answers

By Joanna England / April 26, 2019 /

By Matthew Templeton Managing Principal KW Urban Dallas Why is there so much movement in the iBuyer world? First: What is an iBuyer? An iBuyer is an institutional or business-based investor that uses automated valuation models (using data and algorithms to estimate value and trends over time) to make offers on properties in the market…

Hotel California Meets Texas Ranch in This Curiosity-Piquing Aledo Estate

By Shelby Skrhak / April 24, 2019 /

When the grand Aledo estate at 107 Nueces Trail was listed for the first time ever, Southern Living magazine called it “Every Texan’s Dream.” They quoted listing agent John Zimmerman, who was with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty at the time, telling the Dallas Morning News it was “the biggest residential estate in Parker County…

Property Tax Protests: What Condition My Condition Is In

By Bethany Erickson / April 18, 2019 /

So you’ve gotten that property tax valuation, and in the process of slamming it down on the table, you notice a giant crack on the ceiling. “Surely,” you think, “if I take a picture of this, it’ll help me argue my case that the appraisal district did me wrong!” Yes, and no. See, it’s April…

Property Tax Bills Are Coming — Are You Ready?

By Bethany Erickson / April 10, 2019 /

Property tax bills will be hitting mailboxes this month, and if you’re like many homeowners in Texas, you might experience a bit of sticker shock. And you might even think about protesting that valuation to get a lower bill, but where do you start? After all, the deadline to file a protest is May 15…