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Megatel Creates a Touch of Italy in far Northern Collin County With New Lagoon

By Tommy Cummings / January 3, 2021 /

Head north on U.S. 75, about 12 miles past McKinney and the Buc-ee’s and you’ll find the city of Weston, an odd-shaped exurb of 5.2 square miles. In this patch of Collin County, you’ll soon find a touch of Venice, Italy developed by a Dallas-based builder with Mediterranean roots. Weston, Collin County’s oldest city, will…

Frisco Dominates When it Comes to Single-Family Home Permits

By Tommy Cummings / December 13, 2020 /

Where’s the hottest suburb for new home construction in Dallas-Fort Worth? You have two guesses, and the first one doesn’t count. Frisco. Obviously. Builders seem to gravitate to the northern suburb of Frisco, an affluent city that’s split between Denton and Collin counties. Frisco has received 2,011 single-family home construction permit requests from Jan. 1…

Not the Time to Buy? Frisco, Plano Lead Nation in Rising Number of Renters

By Tommy Cummings / November 15, 2020 /

Out of 314 U.S. cities, Frisco and Plano ranked first and second in a new study that tracked the increase in the percentage of renters vs. homeowners over the past decade. Yes, that’s correct: Frisco and Plano lead the nation in residents choosing to rent an apartment versus buying a condo or home. Frisco more…

According to This Study, D-FW is a Telecommuting Haven

By Tommy Cummings / October 21, 2020 /

D-FW dominated LawnStarter’s top cities for telecommuting with five regional cities taking the first five spots and Dallas and Fort Worth also breaking the top 10.

D-FW Residents Continue to Pursue Homeownership, and Other Reports and Studies

By Tommy Cummings / October 19, 2020 /

The typical home value in September was $270,907, up 4.5 percent year over year, and 0.9 percent month over month, according to the Zillow Real Estate Market Report.