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The Strand is designed and being labeled as Allen's premiere mix-used development by the developer Hines. Hines itself is a privately owned company with a global presence in 201 cities in 21 countries. They participate in real estate development and management with currently $100 billion in asset...
02/22/2018
So you have decided you want to buy your first home or need to buy a bigger home to accommodate your growing family. It is so important to know how much you can spend and more importantly how much you should spend on that dream home. Your first step should be to hire a real estate professional li...
02/10/2018
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If you live in Allen, Texas as I have since 2005, you cannot keep yourself from being excited about all of the growth that is taking place in this community. Allen is an affluent suburb that is located just north of Dallas with just under 100,000 residents (99,179), that was recently named by MON...
02/02/2018
In a recent release, the National Association of Realtors (NAR), provided data that 2017 was the best year for the sales of existing homes nationally since 2006! The number in 2017 was 5.51M as compared to the 2006 number 0f 6.48M. The increase that was reported for 2017 was also 60,000 units hi...
01/28/2018
I had the pleasure of visiting the new Landon Homes Community in Allen named Walnut Springs At Twin Creeks. This new 110 home community has begun construction and is located in the highly desired and regarded Twin Creeks Community in Allen. I believe I am correct in tellin you, that this is the l...
01/20/2018
North Texas homeowners as well as homebuyers are mutually concerned about the impact that the recently approved Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will have on them. The main points of the possible effect will be in the mortgage interest deduction and also property tax deductions now being capped. The new bil...
01/18/2018
North Texas homebuyers were already facing the challenges of rising prices and limited inventory as the housing market headed into 2018. Home affordability has been an issue for many homebuyers and especially for first-time homebuyers and young families. Now another negative to home affordability...
01/11/2018
I am constantly reminded of how many homebuyers would have benefitted from my services if they had simply taken the time to ask. Unfortunately, most of the time it is after the contract has been signed and generally once there is an issue that in many cases could have been avoided. Most of the ti...
01/06/2018
The year 2017 continued the recent housing market history of concerns with rising prices and home affordability. Yes sellers continued to benefit, but buyers became more cautious and particular as available housing inventory increased as the year moved on. The reality is that D-FW area and North ...
12/31/2017
On a national basis 2016 was a good year as over 5.45 million existing homes were sold. Nationally the median home price rose 5.2 percent in 2016. That brings the 5-year cumulative gain to 41 percent! The increase in home prices across a majority of the country has helped homeowners increase thei...
02/02/2017