Denton County

City of Lewisville Officially Annexes Castle Hills Development

By Joanna England / November 15, 2021 /

As of 12:01 a.m. Nov. 15, 2021, Castle Hills is officially part of the City of Lewisville. The annexation, which was years in the making, will give the Castle Hills community access to all of the services that come with living inside the city limits of Lewisville — 24/7 fire and police protection, traffic patrols,…

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The Housing Market’s On Fire, So Brace For That Appraisal Coming in the Mail

By Marlin Weso / April 13, 2021 /

The significant jump in home prices in North Texas means a historic high value for your property if you’re selling. But for those not in the market to buy, it means that walk back from the mailbox while scanning the local appraisal district’s notification probably isn’t going to be much fun. An increase in value…

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This North Texas County Had Record Home Sales to Start 2021, Plus Other Reports

By Marlin Weso / February 22, 2021 /

The home housing market in Dallas-Fort Worth recorded record home sales in 2020 and has shown no signing of slowing during the first month of 2021. In particular, Dallas County had the largest number of home sales in North Texas, moving 1,733 houses — an increase of 13.9 percent from a year earlier, according to…

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Texas Gains 100K New Residents From Other States, According to Report

By Marlin Weso / February 12, 2021 /

According to Census estimates, Texas added 537,000 to 582,000 incoming residents in 2019. The Census estimated outgoing residents numbering between 435,000 to 471,000, yielding the 100K net gain. Texas also gained 192K to 220K residents from outside the U.S. in 2019.

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Collin, Denton Counties Saw Sizable Increases in Monthly Home Sales

By Marlin Weso / January 5, 2021 /

Sales of single-family homes by real-estate agents were up more than 30 percent from a year ago in Collin and Denton counties, according to the MetroTex Association of Realtors’ November sales reports. The county-by-county market statistics are compiled by the Dallas-based group and supported by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Collectively in…

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