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The "Elves" at RealtyTrac offer the Naughty and Nice U.S. Cities List.
Texas cities make 6 of the top 10; with Frisco as number 5!
You can see their report & methodology here:
The original article can be found on Realty Trac
The 242-Acre $1 billion Frisco Station development on the Dallas North Tollway will wrap around the new Dallas Cowboys headquarters and retail complex. Hillwood Properties and auto sales giant VanTrust Real Estate are partnering with the Rudman family, which has owned the site for more than 50 years.
Frisco Station is planned as a dense, urban-style development set to include a combination of corporate office towers, shopping and entertainment plazas, mid-rise apartments, medical facilities and other buildings. Hillwood and VanTrust are no strangers to development in North Dallas. Hillwood's founding Perot family developed the huge and successful Legacy business park in Plano and VanTrust is a partner in the huge Craig Ranch community being built in McKinney. Frisco Station will be a designed to fit with the Cowboys’ 91-acre Star development, which includes the football team’s headquarters, practice facilities, an Omni Hotel, shopping center and entertainment venues.Jim Gandy, president of the Frisco Economic Development Corp., said the two projects together will ultimately employ almost 19,000 people. Read about all the details in the article here.
Frisco Square is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary this Saturday, December 20 from 5:00-10:00 pm. Activities are to include a Parachuting Santa (at 5pm), Fireworks show (at 6pm), Light & Music Show, Carriage Rides, Trackless Train Rides, Build Your Own Snowman, 3 Lane Inner Tubing Snow Slide, Visits with Santa, Holiday Treats & more! Watch the video to see all the fun and excitement Christmas on the Square provides!
Dallas made the CNN List of Hot Housing Markets this year with an impressive 2015 home sales forecast of +7%.
Dallas's economy remains strong during the Great Recession and continues to roll along in the recovery. This year Dallas is one of the busiest locations in the country for office, apartment and industrial development. The area is also highlighted by a very strong homebuilding market. North Texas is seeing its biggest real estate boom in almost 30 years!
Who made the list?? 
Movoto Real Estate researched and formed a list of the snobbiest cities in Texas by using a mathematical formula. The formula gathers data based on median home price, median household income, percent of population with a college degree, private schools per capita, performing arts per capita, art galleries per capita, and fast food restaurants (the less the better). They averaged each place's ranking and put it all together in one "Big Deal Score".
Frisco made the list at #9, while Plano came in at #3, Richardson #5 and Flower Mound #6. So who came in at #1? You might be surprised...Click here to find out and read what they found out about each city.
Do you really need an agent to sell your house in today’s market? Here’s what Fannie Mae suggests to sellers on the Know Your Options section of their website:
“Select how you'll market and list the home (e.g., with a real estate agent or for sale by owner). There are pros and cons to each, but unless you are experienced at selling homes, it usually makes financial sense to get professional help—homes sold by agents typically sell at a higher price and spend less time on the market. An agent will also help you determine the best pricing for the house, they'll market the home, and they'll be your advocate throughout the process.”
If Fannie Mae says using an agent probably makes sense, perhaps you should interview an agent before putting your house up for sale. Full post here.
New builds are on the rise nationally....and are up big in North Texas.
As builders continue to have record new home starts this year, costs and build times continue to rise. Almost half of Texas construction companies are facing the challenges of losing their workers to other, higher-paying industries. The shortage of contractors is creating rising costs and longer build times. In Texas, over 90 percent of construction firms reported that they faced challenges in finding workers and 48 percent reported that lost workers to other industries. Rising demand for oilfield workers has been a major culprit of luring away construction employees over the past few years. Read the full article here...
Project Warm Us is a great way for members of the community to give some much needed warmth to the homeless in the Dallas, TX area.
Donate your new or gently used items - coats, jackets, sweatshirts, sweaters, blankets, scarves, hats, gloves, shoes, socks(new only). Donations are being accepted between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm at the Frisco Square Management Office, 8874 Coleman Blvd., next door to Dimples Cupcake Factory. To learn more, click here...
The newest report shows that existing home sales are at their highest level for 2014! Check out the latest report from the National Association of Realtors.
Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 10 am.
Frisco will be hosting it's annual Community Parade. Attractions include Frisco Police and Fire vehicles, Frisco fire clowns, homecoming/forthcoming royalty of high schools, team mascots, representatives of Frisco’s professional sports teams, and floats and marchers from various civic and youth groups. Come out and enjoy everything the parade has to offer! More details can be found here.
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