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How did North Texas fare in a ranking of overall best housing markets in the U.S.? How far has the Dallas-Fort Worth apartment market come in recovering after the recession? How much of their income is the average Dallas-Fort Worth homeowner spending on housing? All this and more in this week’s review of real estate news. (more…)
Despite only being in her mid-20s, Macey Snyder has already made a name for herself in sales and design. Now the Texas Tech alum is ready to take on real estate as an agent for JP and Associates.
Those who travel to West Texas may recognize the family name. The Snyder’s stores in Seymour and Childress are community staples, selling hardware, building materials and other home essentials.
“We’re just kind of a little one-stop shop for a small town,” Snyder said. She grew up in Seymour, a town of less than 3,000 people nearly an hour away most big-name retailers. When the local western wear store in Childress closed a few years ago, her family decided to start selling clothing as well.
Allen is a dynamic and welcoming community attracting attention for its safety, education, and nationally recognized parks and recreation amenities, among other things.
Families, in particular, love this northern DFW suburb, which offers a high quality of life for the almost 98,000 residents. With a median household income of over $101,000, Allen is an affluent city with a lot of amenities. Excellent employment opportunities nearby and proximity to major highways make it a destination for many people relocating to North Texas.
All this makes Allen a competitive market for homebuyers. If you’re looking to buy there, you need a Realtor with local expertise to give you an edge. With an office on State Highway 121 and many Realtors who live in the area, Ebby Halliday Realtors brings knowledgeable professionals to your search for your dream home. It can make all the difference!
I’ve found three fantastic properties in Allen represented by Ebby Halliday that show a beautiful range. What do you think?
Frisco was named the best city for raising a family, closely followed by Allen, and Southlake as part of a new 2018 “best Texas cities” list, ranking the best and worst Texas cities for families. Wallethub, a D.C.-based personal finance site, compiled the new June 2018 report that ranked the 117 largest cities in Texas based on family life, fun, education, health and safety, affordability and socioeconomic environment.
What makes a city good for raising a family? Plenty of attractions such as museums and theaters, a quality school system, high graduation rates, number of playgrounds per 100,000 residents and a whole lot of pediatricians were all factors that Wallethub took into account when it named the best Texas cities for families.
While the weighted scores and rankings provide a holistic view of cities, a look at the raw data we requested provides some interesting headlines as well. Missing from the list is Highland Park, which did not rank among the largest cities in Wallethub’s data.
Turning to education, Allen had the number one highest graduation rate in Texas – 96.6 percent, according to Wallethub’s data. Frisco, the overall number one, has a 91.8 percent graduation rate, and Southlake, overall number three on the list, had a 87.3 percent graduation rate, according to Wallethub. (more…)
If I had my way, I’d weave canine characterizations and puppy puns into every single article I write for CandysDirt.com. It would admittedly be a challenge for a real estate blog, but homes are just better with pets. (And totally stageable too.) That’s why you paws-itively should head to Watters Creek in Allen this weekend for a mega pet adoption event, “Peace, Love, and Paws” on Saturday, April 28 from 1 to 5 p.m.
Credit: NASA
There’s gonna be two kinds of stars in DFW this weekend: the kind that walk the red carpet and the kind that light up the sky.
On Saturday night, April 21, into early morning Sunday, April 22, North Texans can check out the Lyrid meteor shower, which coincides with Earth Day this year, when as many as 20 meteors can be seen “falling” in the night sky every hour.
Just look for the burning shards of rock and natural debris slicing through the sky at tens of thousands miles per hour. The experts at Accuweather say this should be one of the best shooting star displays of late on Earth. Depending on clear skies here in the Metroplex, you can catch a glimpse of these stars streaking across all areas of the sky, with no telescope required.
Cathy Browne and Beth Douglas joined forces, creating a power-packed team at Ebby Hallidays Allen offices.
Our readers will recognize Cathy Browne as the record-setting Allen Realtor that has dominated this Collin County ‘burb for years. But now she’s setting her sights on new territory. Part of her winning strategy to stay on top now includes another top-producing agent, as Browne and Beth Douglas have joined forces to create the Browne-Douglas Group at Ebby Halliday Realtors’ gorgeous new Allen offices.
“I am pleased to welcome Beth Douglas and Cathy Browne, who are widely known for integrity and dedication to providing clients with exceptional customer service,” said Diane Hausler, sales manager of Ebby’s Allen office. “Beth and Cathy work tirelessly to serve their clients’ best interests and offer extensive knowledge of the North Texas market.”
North Texas’ No. 1 real estate brokerage got that way by earning the trust of clients, one sale at a time.
Ebby Halliday Realtors is community-based around DFW, offering long-tenured expertise from its multitude of dedicated Realtors. Local offices in many North Texas cities allows Ebby agents to offer regional know-how and a higher level of service to clients.
The company is celebrating the opening of two new locations for Ebby in Allen and Prosper-Celina.
“We have served the residential real estate needs of North Texas for 73 years, with a consistent focus on service to the community,” said Mary Frances Burleson, president and CEO of the Ebby Halliday Companies. “These two new locations expand the capabilities of our agents in Allen and Prosper-Celina with leading-edge technology, more group learning space, and polished interiors to appeal to everyone.”
