tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160156392011-12-14T20:52:48.064-06:00Stay well informed about trends in the Frisco,Texas area real estate market. Daily updates include news and other topical issues. ...................................................................................................<br> Brian Marsh, Realtor<br> The Michael Group<br> www.BrianMarsh.ComBrian Marshnoreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015639.post-30031563105509371872007-01-22T23:32:00.000-06:002007-01-22T23:41:52.723-06:00

Another mall in Frisco?General Growth Properties, the company behind Frisco's very successful Stonebriar Centre mall in South Frisco has plans for an "open air mall" at the southwest corner of 380 and the North Dallas Tollway.

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I was looking at Money magazine's 2006 "Best Places to Live" issue online, and noticed that Frisco did not make the list. In fact, nearby cities like Plano and Richardson made the list. So I'm perplexed - why didn't Money Magazine like Frisco? As a life long resident of the Dallas area, let me be one to protest, that it should have!However, Frisco was compared in the site.Here's some

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Dallas Business Journalby Christine Perez Staff Writer Dallas-Fort Worth builders expect to cut home starts back 2% in 2007, according to a survey conducted by Residential Strategies Inc. Builders that specialize in homes priced under $175,000 say they'll start 7% fewer homes next year; those in the $250,000+ category are

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O.k., I know this makes for a boring post, but I'd like to have at least some links to my blog on Technorati.com, and you may be interested in visiting my other blogs and websites, so here they are:AggressiveHomeSales.com : This is the main website for Brian Marsh & Associates of Virginia Cook. Here, you can search all homes for sale in North Texas, learn about the home buying and selling process

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Developer plans thousands of homes, commercial space 11:24 AM CST on Thursday, November 2, 2006 By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News Forest City Enterprises – the real estate developer redoing downtown Dallas' historic Mercantile Bank Building – plans to build a 2,100-acre community in the town of Prosper. The development on U.S. Highway 380 at Fields Road north of Frisco

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Is Dallas real estate a good place to invest your oil dollars? Well the Middle East seems to think so:According to the latest Global Real Estate Capital report, "Record Volumes, Record Globalisation" by global real estate services and money management firm, Jones Lang LaSalle, almost $6 billion was invested outside the Middle Eastern region in the first half of 2006, with $4 billion flowing into

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Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau: On the SWHorizonHere are some new and exciting commercial developments in the works:On the HorizonFrisco Forcehttp://www.friscoforce.com/The Frisco Force Race Team and Go-Kart Park opens in the first quarter of 2007 and will offer family entertainment plus the NASCAR craftsman Truck Series race team. The race team will compete annually in 25 nationally

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As a Realtor, I'm always being asked "How's Real Estate in the Dallas area?" I think, a lot of the time, people are expecting me to say that the end is coming and I'm jumping ship. At least, that's what you'd think listening to the national press. But my answer is "Fantastic, we are on the verge of exciting and exploding times here." Here's the general scoop on Real Estate in the Dallas area: *

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These North Texas school districts were rated either Recognized or Academically Acceptable in the 2006 accountability ratings released on Tuesday by the Texas Education Agency. The Districts rating as a whole is first, and then followed by the schools themselves in brackets ()Why schools on a Real Estate Blog? Because schools may be the single greatest indicator of appreciation within an

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Ignite Technologies Another high-tech business is headed to Frisco. Ignite Technologies Inc. has leased 25,713 square feet for its corporate headquarters in the Hall Office Park at 3211 Internet Blvd. The software and network technology company is now based at 5910 North Central Expressway in Dallas. Jean Farris with Hall Financial Group negotiated the lease with Steve Thelen and Bo Bond with the

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By Connie Gore, GlobeSt.comFRISCO, TX-With a banner year of leasing under way, Craig Hall plans to decide within 45 days if it's time to raise another spec building in the 1.65-million-sf Hall Office Park. In the past two months, the team has closed 289,284 sf of deals and is on track to have the park fully leased by year's end."We're behind the curve for the first time since we started," Hall

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Frisco City Hall set to open doorsWorkers, visitors to bring foot traffic to up-and-coming areaDallas Business Journal - June 30, 2006by Sandra Zaragoza Staff WriterMain Street in Frisco will start to bustle on July 3 when city employees show up to work at the new Frisco City Hall. The building anchors Frisco Square -- a development with office, retail and apartments -- near the intersection of

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Editorial: Frisco smart to consider eco-friendly standards07:34 AM CDT on Friday, July 28, 2006Frisco's talking green again, and we love it.Six years ago, Frisco became the nation's first city to require eco-friendly building standards for residential construction. The program has been very successful, prompting Frisco to consider similar standards for new commercial construction.We'll reserve

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Economy may save housing market? Agree or disagree?San Francisco -- Just when things looked awful for the real estate market: higher mortgage rates, high rates of foreclosures, oversupply, time on the market longer and a liquidity crunch -- something happened: a ROARING economy evidenced by 5 percent growth rates, strong consumer confidence and job growth. Rates are central to a thriving housing

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Frisco stretch may become shopping mecca 07:43 AM CDT on Friday, May 5, 2006By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News At the dead end of Dallas Parkway, the vacant fields are lush green, thanks to recent rains. The Collin County landscape 35 miles north of downtown Dallas still appears rural. But the steady stream of traffic on U.S. Highway 380 is a sign of things to come. Real estate developers

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Steve Brown: Dallas market 'undervalued'This time, being on the low end of a survey probably isn't so bad 09:34 AM CDT on Friday, June 16, 2006Dallas Morning NewsDallas has more to brag about than its basketball team. A new survey finds that Big D has the most undervalued housing of any big-city market in the country. That's right – the best buy in the nation. Normally, it wouldn't be bragging

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Rentals for seniors in FriscoDevelopers in Frisco will break ground next week on a rental project for seniors.Called Parkview Frisco, the complex is being built by a partnership of Dallas-based LandPlan Development and Zerga Investments.Parkview Frisco will be on the north side of Stonebrook Parkway and east of the Dallas North Tollway. The 202-unit complexis scheduled to open next

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Click this link to hear a message from Brian Marsh, the Frisco Real Estate Blog editor.

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Population NumbersAs of July 1, the population of Frisco is estimated to be 88,469. On Jan. 1, it was estimated at 83,127 residents. Comparitivey, on Jan. 1, 2000, it was estimated that the city had 33,714 residents.

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Frisco to open 1,000 acres to developmentPhillips Creek Ranch project could be home to more than 10,000 people08:44 AM CDT on Monday, July 10, 2006By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning NewsA Michigan developer has received approval to build on one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Frisco.Crosswinds Communities Inc. plans to develop almost 1,000 acres on Lebanon Road west of the Dallas North

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LandPlan latest developer to dive into ProsperBrookhollow to have 2,500 high-end homesDallas Business Journal - May 12, 2006Jerry Jones isn't the only one moving into Prosper.A few weeks ago, the Dallas Cowboys owner inked a deal to develop 500 acres on the north side of U.S. 380 at Preston Road, via his real estate company, Blue Star Land L.P.Now LandPlan Development Corp. is joining the

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Homes planned for isolated Frisco landDevelopers plan to build access road, bridges for projectDallas Business JournalMarch 3, Several Dallas developers have tapped into landlocked Frisco acreage, with plans to develop a $300 million high-end gated community.The Hills of Kings Wood, a 480-lot subdivision, with homes priced from $400,000 to $3 million, will be located on the south side of Lebanon

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Chicago REIT to develop Frisco siteDallas Business Journal - April 19, 2006General Growth Properties and the city of Frisco are teaming up to develop a 194-acre site in Frisco that will contain shopping, homes, a hotel and office space.Under the concept plan, approved by the city on Tuesday night, General Growth, a Chicago-based real estate investment trust, would develop an open-air commercial

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Business 2.0 magazine's list of cities that "mint millionaires" faster thanothers includes McKinney and Frisco. According to the magazine: "These townsnorth of Dallas were little more than I-35 interchanges a few years ago, but nowthey're capturing the investment dollars that used to go to nearby Plano." Huh?Of course you know that Interstate 35 neither runs through McKinney nor Frisco.Says

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You may have stumbled upon this site when searching for "Frisco," and thought "What's the point?"Well, I have asked myself that question, and the point is, that Frisco is a really quickly growing city with lots of interesting happenings in real estate. Whether you are contemplating a move to Frisco, live here, or want to invest in Frisco, this is a place to find out more about what's moving and

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