Collin County

Staged to Sell, Updated Allen Home Went Under Contract in 2 Days

By Joanna England / March 5, 2015 /

  So, Ebby Halliday Realtor Cathy Browne sent me some information about this super cute Allen home last week before it hit MLS, and I was so excited. This home is just adorable, and at a great price for a family who wants to take advantage of the more-for-less home market in the Collin County…

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Friday Five Hundred: McKinney is a Great Place to Live, And Here’s Why

By Joanna England / February 13, 2015 /

Sure, it’s a little bit further north than most of its suburban brethren, but the drive to McKinney is worth it if you’re looking for great government, good schools, fantastic parks, and more house for your money. The perfect example is this stone-and-brick beauty listed by Ebby Halliday Realtor Katherine Niesman in the Village Creek…

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Friday Five Hundred: Gorgeous Allen Home Has Amazing Upgrades

By Joanna England / February 6, 2015 /

Cathy Browne has done it again. This high-performing Ebby Halliday agent has another phenomenal Allen listing, this time in West Allen’s Shaddock Park. Built by Drees in 2013 with tons of high-end upgrades, this home sports several energy-saving and environmentally conscious features in its design. “That is one of the reasons the sellers decided to…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: 3,700 Square Feet for Under $300K? Yep! We Found It In Anna

By Leah Shafer / February 3, 2015 /

Everything is bigger in Texas, and that certainly holds true in the residential real estate of Dallas’ northern suburbs. But spacious houses can be hard to come by under $300K, so today’s Tuesday Two Hundred listing at 400 Acklington Dr. in Anna caught my eye with 3,701 square feet, four big bedrooms, and 2.5 baths. It…

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Craig Ranch Enters Build-Out Phase with Thousands of New Houses, Apartments

By Leah Shafer / February 2, 2015 /

Developer David Craig was in the right place at the right time when he bought the first tracts of land for Craig Ranch 15 years ago, north of State Highway 121 in McKinney. With northward expansion of the population and careful planning by Craig for the mixed-use development, the 2,200-acre planned community has been hugely…

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