Plano

Are These 3 Homes Why Plano Is the Happiest City in America?

By Shelby Skrhak / March 24, 2019 /

Plano was named the happiest city in America by Wallethub recently, citing high scores in emotional and physical well-being, income, employment, community, and environment. Yes, but what about more intangible measures of happiness, like whether you’ve got a home that gives you joy or whether you’ve got separate his-and-hers bathrooms. And we’re not just talking…

Parker Road Estate Offers Country Living in The Big City

By Joshua Baethge / March 11, 2019 /

If you picture a 6,000-square-foot home on a sprawling ranch with a barn and chicken coop to boot, you probably aren’t thinking Plano. However, the recently updated home at 3745 Morton Vale Road is exactly that — an immense, rustic retreat in the middle of one of North Texas’s fastest growing areas. The gated 12-acre…

North Plano Toll Brothers Home Is a HQ Commuter’s Dream

By Shelby Skrhak / February 9, 2019 /

For this week’s Saturday Six Hundred, we head to north Plano for this 3,918-square-foot Toll Brothers home at 6913 Portobello Drive in Kings Ridge. For all those employees flocking to west Plano in the land of corporate relocations, this home is in the perfect location for commuting. The four-bedroom, three-bath open floor plan offers plenty…

Dallas-Fort Worth Rank in List of Top 10 Metros Most Recovered from Recession

By CandysDirt / January 20, 2019 /

The two Metropolitan Statistical Areas that encompass Dallas-Fort Worth ranked in a recent list of top 10 metros that have recovered the most from the Great Recession, HSH.com said. But that recovery isn’t all that usual — 27 major cities still haven’t seen home prices recover peak values they were posting pre-recession. But that number…

Let Our Handy Neighborhood Map Light the Way This Christmas

By Bethany Erickson / December 14, 2018 /

As Christmas creeps closer, and the nights get longer, you can ask just about any North Texan — checking out the homegrown light displays in various neighborhoods is as much a tradition as tamales and NorthPark Santa. But do you worry you’re missing out on a great neighborhood? Or are you new to the area,…