Plano ISD

Looking For Affordable Real Estate And Good Schools? Who Isn’t?

By Joanna England / July 27, 2017 /

It’s back-to-school season, and it’s crunch time for families looking to score a home inside great school attendance areas. Of course, you’d love to hit the sweet spot where you can get into a great house with tons of amenities that is also inside a great school district, but be prepared for competition. Realtor.com just…

Grenadier Homes at Creekside Estates Touts Great Schools, Great Location

By Joanna England / July 20, 2017 /

Do you hear that? It’s the sound of hundreds of North Texas teachers groaning as the first “Back to School” advertisements start showing up on websites and billboards.  For a lot of people, buying a home is closely associated with education, and many times parents (or parents to be) will select a home based on…

Cheap(ish) Homes, Great School Districts

By Bethany Erickson / May 12, 2017 /

It’s not unusual — many of the great school districts in the Dallas/Fort Worth area are also in the priciest cities and neighborhoods. So when the website Niche advertised that it could help folks find the best schools in your metro area, we decided to take a gander at their list, and then go on…

The Perfect North Dallas Ranch To Make Pinterest Boards Come to Life

By Joanna England / July 25, 2016 /

To some buyers, 6820 Garlinghouse looks like too much work. It’s a 1985-built ranch in Far North Dallas that is in original condition, according to Ashli Clements of Minnette Murray Properties, a boutique real estate group under Coldwell banker residential brokerage. “It has really good bones and the floor plan works well for today’s families,”…

What You Didn’t Hear About Plano Senior High’s Graduation Attire

By Bethany Erickson / June 2, 2016 /

I had more than one person message me to ask what I thought of the story about Plano Senior High and the fact that the school does not use the National Honor Society stoles at graduation.  One person in the real estate business even asked me what kind of impact this might have on parents…