Allen Real Estate

Market Outlook: Commerce Department Says New Home Sales Are Up, Plus a Look at Southlake From The Experts

By Joanna England / September 26, 2014 /

We like to check in with agents to see what the market looks like from their corner of the real estate world. So when we heard that, after a long period of stagnancy, new home sales were on an upward trajectory, we had to get some local perspective. The report from the Department of Commerce…

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A More Sophisticated Version of Mayberry, Allen is Safe and Prosperous Says Realtor Cathy Browne

By Joanna England / August 5, 2014 /

According to Movoto’s recent report on the safest cities in Texas, you have a 1 in 20 chance of being victimized by a criminal in Dallas. In Allen? It’s about 1 in 1,500. The community was ranked fifth in the top 10 safest Texas cities, behind Flower Mound, Keller, Friendswood, and Little Elm. Here’s what…

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Friday Four Hundred: Low-Maintenance Luxury in Allen’s Sought-After Twin Creeks

By Joanna England / June 6, 2014 /

Cathy Browne has done it again! She’s found another amazing luxury home in Collin County that is stunning inside and out and has some incredible amenities. Not only was it built by one of the more highly sought after custom builders in Collin County, Huntington Homes, in the sought-after Twin Creeks-Somerset addition. And this home,…

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Friday Four Hundred: Amazing Allen Home Has Old-World Style, 21st Century Amenities

By Joanna England / February 21, 2014 /

Ebby Halliday Star Realtor Cathy Browne sent us this listing late last week, and we ooh’ed and ahh’ed over it. Seriously, this home in the highly sought-after Cumberland Crossing neighborhood of Allen with creek frontage is so charming that it was already under contract after just one day on the market. That won’t keep us…

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Building a Home? Get Yourself a Home Building Concierge for Perfect Results!

By Candy Evans / February 11, 2014 /

If there is an occupation that defines our era, truly it is the Concierge. We need these peeps to hyper-focus on and manage compartments of our life we just don’t have time for. You’ve heard that doctors are going concierge, of course. Well, to guarantee a perfect home when you build, now you need a…

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