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

Dallas Home Sales Showing Gains, Fueling Optimism

Dallas Home rose to 2.7% in May to June 2009, the highest level since last September, according to the closely watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Index. It was the fourth consecutive month of gains in the Dallas index price, S&P said Tuesday.

And the Federal Housing Finance Agency said that Dallas-area prices were up slightly in the second quarter.

The higher prices are a good sign for the local housing market, which has suffered declines for almost two years.

But analysts say not to get overly optimistic about a rebound.

"These are good indications, and sure, it's better than going down further," said Dr. James Gaines, an economist at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. "The thing that is concerning to everybody is there is still job loss and no job creation.



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Forbes Names McKinney, TX 9th Best Place to Live in US

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July 13, 2009 - Pegasus News - McKinney was recently named as one of the 25 Best Places to Move in the country by Forbes.com, coming in at #9. Out of the list of 25, six cities are in the Dallas metropolitan area, including Flower Mound at #6, Frisco at #7, McKinney at #9, Carrollton at #12, Allen at #19, and Plano at #25.

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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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Builder Features Fixed-rate Financing

Ryland Homes is offering savings on select homes throughout the metroplex such as the Northeast Dallas real estate market . Buyers who purchase a home ready for quick move-in will save, in addition to receiving a 5.25 percent interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate financing, says marketing manager Melissa Finley. This special financing is available only to qualified buyers who purchase one of Ryland's select quick move-in homes in the month of March and finance with Ryland Mortgage, she says.

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