Collin County

Dallas Architect Recalls Designing ‘Best Party House’ For Infamous Candy Montgomery

By April Towery / July 19, 2022 /

April Towery: We were thrilled to find architect Stephen Chambers, the man who designed a stunning home in the late 1970s for Candy Montgomery, who infamously was acquitted of killing her friend Betty Gore with an ax. An excerpt from the true crime tome on the case reads, “They got the land for $10,000. The…

San Antonio Company Finds a Sweet Spot With First North Texas Project

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 10, 2022 /

For a company developing its first community in North Texas, AHV Communities apparently has been doing its homework on its planned project in McKinney.

Bad News for Collin County Residents: You Can’t Afford to Live There Anymore

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 29, 2022 /

crunched the numbers — mostly median home price and median income — and found that, by and large, the county is no longer affordable for current Collin County residents.

Frisco Developer Sentenced To 45 Years, $30 Million In Fees For Real Estate Investment Scheme

By April Towery / May 27, 2022 /

A Frisco developer who bilked more than 300 people out of millions of dollars in a real estate investment scheme was sentenced this week to 45 years in state prison. Christian Custom Homes CEO Phillip Michael Carter also was ordered to pay $30 million in restitution. Carter also served as the principal of Texas Cash…

What’s Developing: How Sherman’s Future TI Plant Is Influencing Melissa’s Growth

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 23, 2022 /

Collin County’s northbound residential growth toward Grayson County continues, no doubt fueled by last year’s announcement of a multibillion-dollar semiconductor plant in Sherman. The past week, Meritage Homes announced that it is adding three new communities totaling 456 homes within the Melissa ISD in Collin County. Many of the new neighborhoods under construction in Melissa,…