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Fairview, TX Real Estate News

By Tammy Pearce, Tammy Pearce
(Haute Realty 214-994-6474)
Tonight, Big Guy and I planned to celebrate Valentine's Day together along with most of the rest of the country.  We decided to go out to eat at a new restaurant in our area.  Actually, it's a 3rd or 4th offspring of a place we love to visit.  Featured on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives", the original Twisted Root Burger Company serves big, juicy burgers (made from your choice of beef, turkey, veggie or even kangaroo) topped the way YOU want them.  Sides are baskets of fried pickles, sweet potatoes, onions or a combination thereof.  There are special sauces on the table to give your burger a "kick".  5-gallon jars of pickles in various configurations line one wall of the serving area.  Yes, it's a bit loud and honky-tonk/funkish.  But it's also busy....very busy....with re...
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
  A Driving Tour of Tranquility Farms in Fairview Texas Tranquility Farms is located in Fairview Texas and is located just a mile from Highway 75 and Hwy 121. Its very easy to get to major shopping, work and education centers and has some of the most beautiful landscapes around. My full informational write up is available here: Tranquility Farms or just watch the video. This post is written as a submission to the ActiveRain Kodak Video Challenge contest. I have the chance to win the KODAK PLAYTOUCH Pocket Video Camera, great for realtors looking to create wide angle home tours and real estate marketing videos!  
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By Bill Ness, 55Places.com, Active Adult Community Guide
(55Places.com)
Heritage Ranch is an active adult community for those age 50 and better. Located northeast of Dallas in Fairview, Texas, Heritage Ranch is one of the most sought after golf and resort style 55+ communities in Texas. Built between 2000 and 2008, the community was co-developed by K. Hovnanian (Goodman) and Village Builders (Lennar). The community boasts an ideal location close to world-class health-care, cultural centers, museums, national retailers, outlets, boutique shops, golf and fabulous dining. Past the dramatic community entry with an impressive gatehouse is the fabulous collection of amenities. A 24,000 square foot clubhouse is home to a fitness center with aerobics studio, indoor swimming pool and spa, billiards room, numerous rooms for cards, games, arts & hobbies, a ballroom an...
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
Tranquility Farms in Fairview Texas Background Tranquility Farms in Fairview Texas consists of 46 home sites with many of them backing up to Sloan Creek. European country style homes sit on properties that are a minimum of 1 acre and have beautiful views of woods, water and sky. Tranquility Farms contains over six acres dedicated to interior parks, each with its own water feature. Imagine the views from your backyard oasis while entertaining and watching the sun slip from the sky into a beautiful night in Fairview Texas. Fairview implemented a dark skiespolicy in 1999 which limits artificial light that disturbed the view of the sky and stars. The difference is obvious as you approach Fairview at night. There is no glow of city lights, only muted street lights and a magnificent view of t...
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
Fairview/Lucas Texas Market Report for November 2010 Fairview had more listings in November of 2010 over the previous year by 8.3%. It took less time to sell a home by 25% and the number of sales that actually closed were down by 14.3%. The good news in all of this is the 50% jump in listings that received contracts and the increase of 8.6% in sales price. Fairview is a very beautiful community that has large estate homes on acrage lots. The country feel of the town combines with the upscale shopping and dining nearby to produce a very rare combination. You really have to experience Fairview to understand it. Deb and I would love to show you around and introduce you to the best kept secret for living in DFW. Currently Available Fairview Homes    
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
Snow For Fairview Texas Makes It A Silent Sunday Jan 9, 2011 I know Silent Sunday usually does not have comments, but its so rare for us in Texas to get snow like this. The rain started early this morning. I had been up all night smoking a Texas Brisket for lunch and I got to see the rain turn to sleet, then snow. I mean big, fluffy, wake the kids up snow. The kind of snow that makes a 45 year old REALTOR put on his mad bomber hat and run outside to play. You gotta love Texas; everything here will sting, bite, kill or poison you and then God sends this beautiful snowy day...  
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By Nick Good, www.TheGoodHomeTeam.com
(The Good Home Team with eXp Realty)
Heritage Ranch 2010 December: There are currently 21 Homes for sale in Heritage Ranch ranging from $149,900 to $650,000. In the last 6 months 24 Heritage Ranch Homes have sold ranging in price from $164,000 up to $400,000 with the average price per square foot being $125. Homes For Sale in Heritage Ranch ACT - 21 Properties Found Square Feet Bedrooms Full Baths Half Baths List Price Price per Square Foot CDOM Min 1357 2 2 0 $149,900 $104 1 Avg 2399 2 2 0 $321,204 $133 97 Max 3999 3 3 1 $650,000 $162 269 SOLD PROPERTIES in HERITAGE RANCH SLD - 24 Properties Found Square Feet Bedrooms Full Baths Half Baths List Price Sale Price Price per Square Foot CDOM Min 1586 2 2 0 $169,900 $164,000 $96 5 Avg 2207 2 2 0 $289,812 $276,391 $125 80 Max 3384 3 3 1 $439,900 $400,000 $146 252 Wanting to pur...
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
Fairview Town Hall Ribbon Cutting - Dec 11, 2010 It was a chilly Saturday morning, but it was going to be a great day. Today was the day of the official dedication of the new Fairview Town Hall. It was in the planning and development stage for over five years and took one year to build, but the end result was worth it. The building is built with the latest green standards and will even have a 5 acre paddock and barn for the Fairview Police Horses. Now is that keeping it country or what? There was a Christmas parade and good food. The kids were having a blast and our mayor Sim Israeloff did a fine job with his ribbon cutting speech. If you ever need to know anything about Fairview, TX here is their official website. This is one beautiful and amazing building that will serve our fair tow...
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
Fairview Gets a New Town Hall On Saturday December 11, 2010, Mayor Sim Israeloff will dedicate Fairview's new town hall. They will have an old time ribbon cutting, Christmas parade, open house and Santa will be there. You can tour the town hall from 11:00am till 2:00pm and our local restaurants will provide snacks. Food will be provided by: Bistro Babusan, Cyclone Anaya’s Mexican Kitchen, Guy Harvey’s Island Grill and Wyland’s Ocean Blue. This is an exciting time for our sleepy little town, we have exploded in growth over the last few years and are now entering our next phase, so come celebrate with us... Here are the exact times: 9:30am - Ribbon Cutting 10:30am - Christmas Parade 11:00am - 2:00pm Open House and Tours  
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By Tammy Pearce, Tammy Pearce
(Haute Realty 214-994-6474)
  Fairview Christmas Parade and Fairview Town Hall Dedication & Open House - Fairview, TX     Exciting things are happening in Fairview this weekend!  The much-anticipated Fairview Town Hall will be dedicated and open for tours.   The Christmas Parade will make the event even more festive.   The City of Fairview was incorporated in 1958 with a population of 50.  Today, that number has grown to 9,000 residents.  As you can see, the town with the motto of "Keeping It Country" is "movin' on up!"     Here is the schedule of events for Saturday:   Saturday, December 11th - 9:00 AM - 2 PM Fairview Town Hall Dedication & Open House Ribbon Cutting (9:00 AM) Fairview Christmas Parade (10:30 AM) Town Hall Tours (11:00 AM - 2 PM)   500 S State Highway 5 McKinney, TX 75069-9425      If you have a q...
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
Fairview/Lucas Texas Market Report for October 2010 How is the market doing in Fairview and Lucas? Their are currently 20% more homes on the market and 28% less homes sold over last year. Their are more homes under contract which is good, but the average sales price is down. So this information shows how important it is to have a great first impression and to be priced right to sell you home. Deb and I have that expertise and are ready to help, so call or contact us on the web and put us to work for you!     Fairview/Lucas Texas Oct 2009 Oct 2010 % Change New Listings 32 50 56.3% Closed Sales 21 15 -28.6% Listings Under Contract 17 22 29.4% Average Sales Price $321,136 $296,755 -7.6% Average Days On Market 82 73 -11.0% Inventory 126 152 20.6%    
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By Tammy Pearce, Tammy Pearce
(Haute Realty 214-994-6474)
2nd Annual Turkey Trot - Sloan Creek Middle School in Fairview TX.   The students of Sloan Creek Middle School are Paying It Forward in a big way!  Friday, November 19, 2010, the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students of Lovejoy ISD ran or walked a lap around Celebration Park in Allen to help raise money for the American Heart Association.  I venture to guess that few of these students have direct experience with the benefits of the AHA, yet they have garnered pledges from the community to be donated on their behalf for this worthy cause.  Considering the fact that heart disease is the number one killer of American adults, these efforts are truly a case of "paying it forward" in hopes that they or someone they love will be saved from the research and services the American Heart Association p...
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By Nick Good, www.TheGoodHomeTeam.com
(The Good Home Team with eXp Realty)
I've written several articles of the past few years regarding Heritage Ranch in Fairview, Texas.  If you are unfamiliar with Heritage Ranch then here is quick overview of the community: Gated Community with manned personnel to check in visitors. Located near great new shopping and restaurants Must be at least 55 years of age or older to own a property in Heritage Ranch 575 acres -- with golf course, walking/jogging trails, 24,000 Square Foot clubhouse, swimming pools, and tennis courts. There are 2 types of properties in Heritage Ranch.  You have the Villas which are very well designed duplexes.  The Villas are 2 bedrooms 2 full baths and you can get them up to 1,800 Square Feet.  Currently, as of October 11, 2010 - there are 3 Villa's for sale priced from $152,000 to $180,000.  If you ...
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By Tom Branch, Broker, CDPE, SFR, ACRE, Plano TX Ambassador
(RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs)
We recently decided that we wanted to go out and have dinner and take in the new movie, "The American" staring George Clooney. Having driven past the new Villages of Fairview shopping center located on the northeast corner of Stacy Road and US 75, we noted a new Gold Class Cinema had opened. We quickly purchased two tickets online. The first thing we noted was the theater had just 40 seats and an extensive food and beverage menu. Upon our arrival, we checked in with the concierge and we were escorted into the lounge area where we pre-ordered our dinner and had a couple of cocktails while we waited for the theater to be ready. The lounge area has a large, well-stocked bar and is set up like being in a large living room with small pit groups of chairs and tables. When the theater was read...
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By Tom Branch, Broker, CDPE, SFR, ACRE, Plano TX Ambassador
(RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs)
We are pleased to announce that we have selected Nations Home Warranty to provide no-cost seller coverage for our listings.  Nations Home Warranty is Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with thirteen years of local home warranty experience. When it is hot or cold, they know it, and are here to help repair the appliances and systems in the home.  Their residential service contracts include Customer Care Representatives who will "walk" with the homeowner to get the repairs completed. No phone jail! When the homeowner makes a phone call to Nations Home Warranty, there will always be a live person at the Nations Home Warranty end of the telephone line. Click here to visit the Nations Home Warranty website.
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
U-Verse is coming to Fairview!  The good news... Now how do I know this? Well I went and asked some AT&T crews that were digging up a neighborhood what they were doing and they told me.  Thats right folks we will finally get high speed internet, along with HD TV and digital phone if you like. The package is really amazing.  The bad news... It is initially available along Hwy 5 or Greenville. If you live within 7,000 feet of Hwy 5 you will be able to get it in 2 or 3 months from the date of this blog entry. So keep a look out for the mail item or check their web site. AT&T U-verse provides: Advanced digital TV High speed Internet Digital home phone service Check out the internet speeds: 3 Mbps - $35.00 6 Mbps - $40.00 12 Mbps - $45.00 18 Mbps - $55.00 24 Mbps - $65.00 Here is a list of d...
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
"Keeping It Country" in Fairview, TX      "Keeping It Country"...that has been the motto of Fairview, TX since it incorporated in 1958.  Fairview is a small town north of Dallas nestled right between McKinney and Allen.  And up until about five-six years ago, the City of Fairview had an ordinance that required all homesites to be one acre or more which seemed to go along with their motto.  Now when you think "small town", you might picture a typical rural town with farms and chickens running about.  However, that is not Fairview.  It may have a few chickens here and there, but you're more likely to find beautiful custom homes on large lots, rolling hills, creeks, and some horse farms.  It has been one of the best kept secrets in the Dallas area.  It started off with a population of 50 a...
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
Do you love your Dentist? I do, but I don't love needles.  As a matter of fact, I really don't like needles during a dental procedure.  I don't mind taking one in the shoulder or the backside, but not in the mouth.  No thank-you I will pass.  Now this problem started for me with a rough and tumble dentist who was in a hurry and caused me a ton of pain. Fast forward five years and we are moving from McKinney to our beautiful new home in Fairview, TX.  My wife and I are both Realtors and this was our dream house.  Everything was perfect, until I needed some dental work done.  Well, I knew I needed a new dentist and this was a perfect time to change.  Who should I use?  Well, being a good Realtor and running my whole business from Referrals I knew to ask my friends and family. I was told a...
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By Brent Wells, Dallas - Fort Worth
(The LivingWell Team)
  Fairview gets a Gold Class Cinema     How much fun do you have at a typical movie?  The lines are long, the crowds are rude, the theater is hit or miss on comfort and the service is at best acceptable.     So how would you feel about a theater that spoils you rotten? I mean flat out ruins every other theater experience you will ever have.  Don't believe me, well let me introduce you to the Gold Class Cinema in Fairview, TX.  Now there are only 5 of these amazing movie houses in the world.  They take watching a movie to the next level and then some.   Allow me to walk you through how watching a movie should be...   You make reservations for the movie of your choice over the phone, the internet, or in person at the theater. You arrive 15 - 30 mins early for your showing and check in. T...
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By Nick Good, www.TheGoodHomeTeam.com
(The Good Home Team with eXp Realty)
  The Active Adult Community of Heritage Ranch in Fairview, Texas is experiencing a nice amount of home sales activity!  As of May 24, 2010 there are 14 homes under contract and the average days it has taken to get these homes under contract  is just 57 days!  3 of the 14 homes have taken 100+ days to sell but the rest of the homes are taking about a 45 days to get a contract.This is definitely a good sign for Heritage Ranch homeowners, and if you are wanting to buy in Heritage Ranch then it means that you could be facing a multiple offer situation.  There are only 18 homes on the market right now and the lowest price home is $209,000.  Be sure to go to www.YourDallasMLS.com to begin your Heritage Ranch Home Search and for a limited time The Good Home Team is offering a free home inspe...
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