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Homebuyers Are Flocking to Fast-Growing Josephine For Affordability

By April Towery / March 4, 2024 /

Looking for a four-bedroom new-construction smart home in the $200,000 price range? It’s probably not going to happen in Dallas proper but there’s a good shot you’ll find what you’re looking for in Josephine.    The once-small community in Collin and Hunt counties is in the midst of a housing boom — two words that haven’t…

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There’s Another Tool in the Toolkit to Fast Track Permit Review for High-Volume Home Builders

By April Towery / November 21, 2022 /

Pulling a permit from the Dallas Development Services Department may have just gotten easier for builders who submit up to 10 plans per week.  The Residential Plan Review Fast Track Permit Program launched earlier this month, allowing developers who submit a high volume of repetitive permits to have multiple floor plans reviewed and approved at…

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Head North to Northlake For New Construction With A Startling Price Tag

By Nikki Barringer / December 5, 2019 /

Up north and west, located off Interstate 35W and Highway 114 there’s a blossoming town called Northlake. They’ve been incorporated since 1960, but they’re just now getting around to proving it. Back then it was not much more than a few ranches. Now – even though when you Google Map Northlake you, an O’Reilly Auto Parts…

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Housing Starts Are Up, Builders Stocks Are Rebounding: Is it Time To Crack One Open And Celebrate?

By Joanna England / December 19, 2012 /

I bet big builders like Lennar Corp., Fort Worth-based D.R. Horton, and Pulte Homes are breathing a collective sigh of relief. According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, housing starts are up — way up, as a matter of fact — from November 2011. According…

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