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National Study Ranks North Texas Cities as Best for First-Time Buyers

By Heather Hunter / July 18, 2017 /

Even amid growing concerns over affordability and inventory, Dallas-area small- and mid-sized cities remain some of the hottest in the country for first-time buyers. Just this week, McKinney, Frisco, and Allen took top honors in a new study by WalletHub, making them the three best housing markets in the United States for new homebuyers. Richardson…

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Ebby Halliday’s Strong Growth Means Reinvestment in Company, New Offices Throughout DFW

By Candy Evans / November 2, 2016 /

The unprecedented growth in the Dallas-Fort Worth real estate market is buoying one local brokerage, which in turn is reinvesting in offices and agents. Ebby Halliday is one of the largest and most dynamic brokerages in North Texas with 31 offices, over 1,800 agents, and 12 percent of the market. “We just had a fine…

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DFW Cities Score High In Nationwide Survey of Best Real Estate Markets of 2016

By Leah Shafer / September 2, 2016 /

Nearly a decade after the housing crisis that sent the U.S. economy into freefall, housing is most certainly back—just look at our DFW market. Citing U.S. Census Bureau data, the New York Times recently reported that sales of new single-family homes nationwide were higher this past July than in nearly 10 years. Nationwide, a company that tracks the…

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Ebby Halliday: Serving Collin County Since 1971

By Candy Evans / May 4, 2016 /

With thousands of people moving to Collin County for jobs with Toyota, Liberty Mutual, and many others, it’s not a big surprise that North Texas residential real estate firms are now flocking to the area. It’s easy to forget that one firm, Ebby Halliday Realtors, has served Collin County since 1971. That’s when Ebby herself…

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Waterford Parks Traditional is Living Big on a Tidy Floorplan

By Joanna England / September 25, 2015 /

Sure, when you build a new home, you’re picking out all the hardware and flooring and paint, but sometimes it takes a year or so to get it just right. If you want a new home and don’t want to deal with the seemingly endless list of here-and-there projects that it takes to make a property…

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