North Dallas Luxury Neighborhoods

North Dallas has many luxurious neighborhoods, but not all are located in "Dallas-proper," many are located in the suburbs adjacent to Dallas. The luxury neighborhoods in Plano, Allen, Frisco, McKinney and Carrollton offer residents the benefits of Dallas, without the traffic and congestion. Some of the suburb areas, such as Prosper, Frisco and Argyle give home owners the opportunity to own sprawling ranches with equestrian stables and much more. The top North Dallas Luxury Neighborhoods of the moment are:

• Willowbend - Plano, TX


• Bent Tree - Plano, TX


• Starwood - Frisco, TX

North Dallas Luxury Homes

Economic development leaders bullish on Dallas area

Economic development leaders bullish on Dallas area
By Steve Brown / The Dallas Morning News
September 4, 2009

The Dallas-Fort Worth area is well-positioned to grow new business after the recession ends, economic development leaders predicted Thursday in a presentation to a local real estate group.

"We have a lot of things going for us," Karl Zavitkovsky, the city of Dallas' director of economic development, told executives at a meeting of the North Texas CCIM real estate property group. "I think we will come out of this earlier than elsewhere in the country and in a lot better shape."

North Texas is not at the epicenter of today's economic and housing downturn, as it was in two previous economic ones – the 1980s savings and loan crash and the more recent burst of the dot-com bubble.

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Far North Dallas homes offer distinctive features

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Award-winning Cambridge Homes presents Cambridge Gate, a secluded, gated enclave of luxury patio homes located on the west side of Preston Road, just north of Frankford.

Widely recognized for fine design, Cambridge Homes specializes in creating carefree "adult lifestyle" homes. According to Phyllis Firebaugh, sales manager for Cambridge Homes, "These beautiful patio homes are designed for discerning adults of experience and taste. They love the fact that they don't have to give up fine quality and excellent design just because they no longer need large numbers of rooms".

Cambridge's award-winning, carefree patio home designs range in price from the $300s to the $800s. The Designer Model Home at 6169 Stapleford is open from noon to dusk daily or by appointment.

For additional information about Cambridge Gate, call 469-446-2885 or visit www.cambridgehomes.biz.

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Dallas-area home prices fall nearly 5%

A few years ago, news of a 5 percent drop in Dallas home prices would have caused blood to run cold in the local real estate market.

But in the current national housing market depression, Dallas' price decline is being hailed as the best in the country.

Dallas had the smallest home price decline among 20 cities in the January Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

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Survey shows Dallas-area home prices gained nearly 2%

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

Most Texas home markets continued to eke out tiny increases in home prices in early 2009, according to a new report by First American CoreLogic.

Texas home prices were up by just less than 2 percent in the California-based housing analyst’s latest survey released Monday.

While Texas prices rose, nationwide home prices in January fell by 11.6 percent compared to a year ago to the lowest level in almost five years.

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February existing home sales rise by 5.1 percent

March 23, 2009
By ALAN ZIBEL, AP Real Estate Writer

WASHINGTON – Sales of previously occupied homes jumped unexpectedly in February by the largest amount in nearly six years as first-time buyers took advantage of deep discounts on foreclosures and other distressed properties.

Economists said sales, while still at levels not seen since 1997, may finally be coming back to life after declining sharply following the stock market plunge last autumn.

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