mckinney: Where Have All The (Affordable) Houses Gone? - 05/22/17 08:20 AM
Finding a new home for under $200K in North Texas was a breeze in the not so distant past. Much has changed between 2013 and 2017.
Metrostudy has recently released their first quarter 2017 report showing what local real estate experts know to be true from day-to-day experience: finding affordable housing is "nearly impossible".
Paige Shipp, Director of Metrostudy's Dallas-Ft. Worth region, states, "finished vacant inventory priced below $249,999 are in the shortest supply. Conversely, the months of supply for homes priced above $400,000 grows every quarter. Again, this demonstrates that the strongest demand is for homes below $400,000."
Metrostudy's 1Q17 report summarizes this quarter’s dramatic … (1 comments)

mckinney: Tour de Coop -- A Tour of Homes That's For The Birds - 04/06/17 10:25 AM
Plano residents are aflutter with excitement following Texas Senator, Van Taylor's, progress toward barring cities from imposing bans on backyard chickens in suburban communities. Senate Bill 1620 has passed with flying colors, and -- no joke -- looks to be carried forward into the House by none other than Representative Linda Koop.
The growing trend for small-scale urban self-sustainability is making an impact in local neighborhoods across Collin County, TX and the Dallas / Forth Worth Metroplex. From conservation and upcycling interests, to community gardens and the adoption of homesteading techniques (e.g., rain barrels, compost bins, worm farms, home gardening and raising backyard … (2 comments)