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By Melanie Hedrick, 972-816-7205
(Elite Texas Properties, the best homes from McKinney to Dallas!)
Best Yard Sale in Stonebridge Ranch, McKinney TX I confess, I love a good yard sale!   I like discovering a deal and hearing the sellers' stories. I even enjoy a little feeling of satisfaction knowing that I'm "recycling" in my own fun way!    COOL STUFF I'VE FOUND AT YARD SALES: Antique Furniture . . . One of my favorite finds is a handsome chest of drawers brought back from a neighbor's visit abroad.  He was moving and it had to go!  For $100 I bought a timeless piece of English furniture for less than the price of a Target futon! Paintings & Art . . . At a yard sale several years ago, I saw three framed photographs of cottages casually propped up against the leg of a card table.  The Seller said they'd hung in her mother's house back east  and offered the set for $10.  I liked them a...
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McKinney TX - Market Report - March 2010 * The median price of homes sold went up to $183,700 in March from $175,000 in Feb. * The median price of homes for sale was also up at $217,900 in March compared to $215,000 in Feb. * There were 176 homes sold in March up from 109 sold in Feb. * There were 1317 homes for sale in March vs. 1157 for sale in Feb.   The current tax credit runs out on April 30th! If you are looking to buy or sell in this market, contact me today!  
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By Melanie Hedrick, 972-816-7205
(Elite Texas Properties, the best homes from McKinney to Dallas!)
Snow Days in Stonebridge Ranch, McKinney TX   We don't get snow days here very often, and when we do, it's cause for celebration!  This past February, the fluffy flakes fell all day long accumulating 12 inches and setting a record for snow fall not seen here for over 25 years!  The kids bundled up and made their way to the tallest hill in town by the neighborhood lake.    It looked like all the neighbors had the same idea.  The moms and dads visited with each other, coffee in hand, as the kids laughed and raced up and down the hill.  A few lucky families, clearly relocated down here from colder climates, brought their snow disks with them.  But most everyone else made due southern-style creating make-shift sleds with swimming pool floats and pieces of cardboard.  Ours was the only 3-sea...
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By Karen Otto, Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes
(Home Star Staging)
On Thursday, April 8th from 2 to 4 PM RE/MAX Four Corners is hosting a free Home Staging Class for Realtors. I'm personally excited to share this as this class will be taught by me! More information below. This class is open to any Realtor interested in learning more about home staging for marketing their listings.  What: Home Staging for Realtors When: Thursday April 8th 2 - 4 PM Where: RE/MAX Four Corners | 8930 State Hwy 121 Ste 525, McKinney, TX | (972) 396-9100  Class size will be limited to 20. Please call 972-396-9100 to reserve your spot More details below: Home Staging for the Real Estate Professional - 2 hours (this includes time for Q & A) This practical, fun and informative Home Staging class is designed for the real estate agent who would like to know more about staging, sh...
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By Jonah Phelps
(Mark X Real Estate)
  Welcome to Fairways West at Westridge!The Fairways West offers golf course style living at affordable prices, nestled near the shopping quadrant of Stonebriar Center. Enjoy great amenities such as a community pool, playground area and endless walking trails.  This new home community is perfect for both the first time home buyer, and the move up buyer as well.  Some of the other features include:  Along side Westridge Golf Course Community Parks Stocked Pond On April 23rd and 24th Mark X will be hosting a community party.  We will be handing out incentive certificates for a FREE washer/dryer/fridge/blinds package!  Just visit  www.markxrealestate.com for more details.  We can't wait to see you there at the beautiful Fairways West at Westridge.  
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The attached February market report for McKinney is a year over year comparison of 2009 to 2010. * The median price for houses sold was $175,000. * The average days on market for homes sold was 79 days. * The average days on market for homes for sale was 94 days. * 109 houses sold vs. a total of 1,157 houses for sale. List price vs. sold price - This statistic indicates what a person may feel that their house is worth, vs. what it actually sells for. The median price for homes for sale was $215,000. However, the median price that homes actually sold for was $175,000. That's a discrepancy of $40,000. This calculation indicates that homes sold for $40k less than what the home owner may have wanted it to sell for. This is an important statistic to keep in mind if you are looking to sell yo...
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By austin ellis
(David Ellis Real Estate )
Mckinney homes for sale seem that they are going to be some of the biggest and best homes in the dallas area that you can buy.  These homes are great for the family and many people are taking advantage of the low interest rates right now and moving right in.  These homes seem to be that they are awesome.  Mckinney homes for sale are such a great way to get into the market.  You need to give us a call today and take full advantage of the mckinney homes market.  the homes wont last long the area so call us today.
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By austin ellis
(David Ellis Real Estate )
 Mckinney homes for sale are some of the nicest homes in the area.  Mckinney is a city that is populated by over 120,000 people and continues to grow every day.  As more and more people are choosing Mckinney homes for sale, as well as Frisco homes for sale, and Plano homes for sale over Dallas.  As Dallas is getting more and more congested, so people are beginning to move North.  Mckinney is located about 20 minutues north of Dallas off of 75, just past plano and frisco.  The Mckinney homes for sale are beautiful and mostly very new.  Probably 80% if not more of the homes have been constructed within the past 10 years or so.  These homes are very pretty large custom homes, as of right now Mckinney has an average list price of $488,000.  Which is a very high number, however the actual me...
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By Kim Dean, Simply Texas Real Estate - Broker/Owner
(www.GoSimplyTexas.com)
Are you looking for a way to SPICE up your blog? Are you trying to find a way to connect with your blog audience and show that you have a sense of humor? That you're not like every other Realtor out there? That real estate doesn't always have to be so serious? Why not make a video on Xtranormal.com? It's free and easy...and TOO. FUN! I wrote about this website in yesterday's blog post about some of the great tools I learned about at RainCamp Dallas. As an experiment, I made my first video about the real estate market in 2006. You can see it by clicking on the link above. I mainly did it as a test - to see how easy it would be to actually make. Many times sites claim they are "easy" to do, but in reality it actually takes someone in MENSA with a genius IQ and 2 degrees from Yale to figur...
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  This morning I recieved an unknown number phone call on my cell phone that I couldn't get to.  A couple minutes later i noticed the message symbol on my phone.  I dialed my voicemail and it was a lady with so much excitement you wouldn't believe it. It was Terry Waits the New Sales Consultant at K Hovnanian's Villas at Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.  I had earlier requested information about the new villas and was also excited about the neighborhood.  Craig Ranch is one of the greatest concepts in Texas if not the Nation. Where can you live, work and play in any neighborhood?  I can't even name one.  That is David Craig's vision.  He has always said that this will be a self sustaining community that will bring the definition of Family back to its roots.     I decided to visit Terry a...
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By Wayne Warshawsky, Realtor, ABR,IRES,CDPE,SFR Your Texas
(RE/MAX Four Corners)
Have you seen all the construction around the McKinney area lately?  If you have driven any major highway it is more than likely under construction.  As my mom always said, sometimes you have to make a bigger mess before it can get better (she usually said this when cleaning out closets).  The same holds true for highways.  Our inconveniences now will lead to improved driving conditions later.  Remember to slow down, watch for construction workers and know that it will be worth it in the end!  Gee I hope January 2011 gets here fast! U.S. 75 & U.S. 380 Completion: January 2011 For Info:  www.dot.state.tx.us U.S. 75 & S.H. 121 Completion: January 2011 For Info: www.ntta.org Custer Road at U.S. 380 to Stonebridge Drive Completion: September 2010 For Info: www.dot.state.tx.us  
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By Karen Richards
(Keller Williams Realty Allen)
McKinney Home in Brookstone McKinney Texas, 3612 Copper Ridge Drive , McKinney*, 75070-6837   McKinney Home in Brookstone McKinney Texas, 3612 Copper Ridge Drive 75070   This is one sweet McKinney Home! If you are searching for a McKinney home that is priced right then this is the McKinney home for you! This is a McKinney home to be proud of for sure. A great McKinney home located in a great McKinney neighborhood that you do not want to miss out on.   The exciting curb appeal of this fine McKinney home is tastefully accented by the well designed covered front porch. The driveway in front of this McKinney home has enough room for a whole host of recreational activities as well as enough room for parking. Enjoy many notable evenings sitting on the covered porch and watching the kids play...
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By Karen Richards
(Keller Williams Realty Allen)
  McKinney Home in Hackberry Ridge McKinney Texas, 8508 Forsythia Drive 75070 Wow! What an exciting McKinney home! This McKinney home has so much to offer and is priced oh so right! If you are searching for a McKinney home with style, class, at the perfect price and is located in Stonebridge Ranch your McKinney home search is over! This is the McKinney home that you have been searching for. A wonderful curb appeal is what we first noticed about this exciting McKinney home. The established Trees and an inciting entry welcome you to this fine McKinney home. Inside this McKinney home opens with a designer faux paint that is stunning in all its glory. The floor plan of this McKinney home is open and inviting for friends and family with all the living areas flowing seamlessly together in per...
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By Karen Richards
(Keller Williams Realty Allen)
McKinney Home In Summer Glen McKinney, Texas, On The Westridge Golf Course 75070, 2308 Stone Creek Drive What an exciting opportunity to own a McKinney Home! This fantastic McKinney home is found in the entising neighborhood of Summer Glen in Stone Bridge Ranch. If You have been looking for a McKinney home on the golf course this is the McKinney Home for you! < img title="McKinney Home" src="/image_store/uploads/4/6/2/6/7/ar126434775376264.jpg" height="180" alt="2308 Stone Creek Drive McKinney Texas" width="240" style="float: left; margin: 8px; border: 2px solid black;" /> A McKinney home built by the renowened builder Paul Taylor is a treat unto itself but to have a McKinney home by Paul Taylor overlooking the 7th hole of the prestegeous Westridge golf coursein Stonebridge Ranch is tr...
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By Karen Richards
(Keller Williams Realty Allen)
  McKinney Home For Sale In Mallard Lakes, McKinney Texas, 4100 Muscovy Drive 75070    Here is a McKinney Home> that is resplendent with refined beauty! A McKinney home that shines among the many great Mckinney home that are on the market. This McKinney home is found on one of the most unique neighborhoods in McKinney. Mallard Lakes is one of the very few neighborhoods in North Texas where McKinney homes were built with basements!   This immaculate McKinney home was built by the renouned Toll Brothers and is found on a massive .40 acre lot. This regal McKinney home is sure to impress with the beautiful vistas in this praiseworthy McKinney home community. The lake views are most impressive and pleasing to the eye!   In this McKinney home you are greeted by a wide open and stylish floor p...
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By Brad Holden
(Holden Real Estate)
K. Hovnanian Homes will be building Single Story Floor plans in Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas! K. Hovnanian Homes at The Villas of Craig Ranch is located in the beautiful city of McKinney and will feature seven new floor plans created specifically for Craig Ranch. Five of the plans are single story homes and will offer three elevations including Spanish, French, and Traditional. Floor plans range from 2600 to 3200 square feet with most plans offering an optional bonus room. "The location itself is unbelievable," explains Missy Holden of Plano. "This community will be one of a kind!"Homes will be priced from the mid-300's to mid-400's. Final pricing and plans will be released at the end of the month. All homes in The Villas of Craig Ranch will include a TPC Membership to the Craig Ranch...
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By Karen Richards
(Keller Williams Realty Allen)
  McKinney Home For Sale In Fawn Hollow, 2808 Fawn Hollow McKinney, Texas 75070   Here is one very exciting McKinney Home that is just perfect for you and your family! A McKinney home that rises to the top of McKinney homes for sale. Your new McKinney home is well situated in the much revered Fawn Hollow neighborhood.   Your new McKinney Home is just loaded with all of the wonderful features you are looking for in a McKinney home!   This beautiful and impressive McKinney home opens with the delightful curb appeal of a stone front and is accented by the professional landscaping. The pleasing landscaping is well maintained by the modern sprinkler system.   Step inside this McKinney home and be pleasantly surprised by the flowing lines and refined beauty that this McKinney home has to offe...
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By Karen Richards
(Keller Williams Realty Allen)
McKinney Home, Woodhaven, Stone Bridge Ranch, 1016 Woodcliff Drive,  McKinney Texas 75070 ThisMcKinney Home is one truly fantastic find! Found in the highly desirable community of Wood Haven in Stone Bridge Ranch of McKinney Texas you will have access to all of the wonderful amenities of the renowned Stone Bridge community. Wonderful extras such as two private country clubs, a public golf course lakes two community pools, tennis courts and several great parks within a short drive. Within this great neighborhood are found some of the best schools in the state! A McKinney Home that is just loaded with all of the wonderful up-grades that you are looking for in a McKinney Home is right here! You will want to make a point to visit this McKinney Home in order to appreciate these notable feat...
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The attached market report for McKinney is a year over year comparison 2008 to 2009. The median price for houses sold went up from $185,000 in November to $202,500 in December. The average days on market for homes sold went up from 60 days in November to 71 days in December. The average days on market for homes for sale went up from 123 days in November to 130 days in December. The number of houses sold was down from 184 in November to 154 homes sold in December. List price vs. sold price - This statistic indicates what a person may think that their house is worth, vs. what it actually sells for. In December 2009, the median price for homes for sale was $220,000. However, the median price that homes actually sold for was $202,500. That's a discrepancy of $17,500. This calculation indica...
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By Karen Richards
(Keller Williams Realty Allen)
McKinney Home Westridge On The Fairways #01 McKinney Texas, 9412 Hunter Chase Drive This is one beautiful McKinney home! If you are looking for a McKinney home this is the McKinney home for you!    With exciting out side features such as the gorgeous wide open grand entry and mature trees the curb appeal is just delightfiul. Inside this McKinney home is immaculate! The grand entry opens to a wonderful floor plan for family and entertaining.  The kitchen in this McKinney home boasts tons of granite counters , storage space galore and cabinet space you will find hard to believe. The upstairs in this McKinney home has a convenient second master and two very roomy secondary bedrooms complete with walk in closets. In this McKinney home the game and media rooms are just perfect for entertaini...
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