24 Total Specs (Inventory Homes) either released or planned by Darling Homes and Highland Homes at Lawler Park in Frisco!

It’s the word that has completely vanished from builders mouths lately here in Frisco, but it’s back!

“Specs” are coming and quickly! Due to the high demand of build jobs lately builders could not even start a “spec” before it was sold. But now Darling and Highland have 24 in different stages of construction in Lawler Park.

Only 1 is ready to move in today with many others on its heels. Here is a current update on both the Arbors Section and The Crossing section for Lawler Park regarding both Darling Homes and Highland Homes.

The Arbors

The standard size lots for the Arbors is 65 wide and 115 deep. There are a total of 145 lots for now. There are 11 specs being built here total between both Darling and Highland.

Darling Homes at The Arbors Update

Darling started selling the Arbors first and sold out of Phase 1 in record time! As of today they start at 2,363 square feet at $374,990. In Phase 2, they have already sold 14 and have 6 specs in the mix. 3 should be completed in December 2013 and the other 3 should reach completion in 2014 and they should start in November which is the plan.

Highland Homes at The Arbors

Highland starts at $385,990 for 2,156 square feet. They have a total of 5 specs planned.

They have their last lot in Phase 1 slated for a Spec which should be ready in October. In Phase 2, they have 4 Sold and 4 Specs to be ready in the January/February Timeframe.

The Crossing at Lawler Park Update

The standard size lots for the Crossing at Lawler Park is 75 wide and 125 deep. There are a total of 199 lots for now. The big news is the new Elementary School for FISD planned on the North side of Lawler Park, McSpedden Elementary (https://updatefrisco.com/2013/09/16/mcspedden-elementary-will-be-the-frisco-elementary-school-for-richwoods-and-lawler-park-in-the-fall-of-2014/) will be open for the 2014 school year!There are 13 specs being built here total between both Darling and Highland.

The home above is available to move in today by Darling Homes!!!

Darling Homes at The Crossing Update

Darling starts at $455,990 for 2,879 square feet. Currently in Phase 1 they have 4 Specs and that’s all. The one above and 2 completion dates in November and 1 in April of 2014.

In Phase 2 they have 6 specs that have plans to start in September.

Th one Spec that is very impressive to me is at 7615 Dotter. It is in a corner with large trees and a greenbelt on the backside! It is 5 bedroom and 5.5 Bath and 4,216 square feet.

Highland Homes in The Crossing Update

Highland starts at $506,990 for 3,035 square feet. They also have 1 lot left in phase 1 which they have specked out with a 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath home at 4,314 square feet planned for completion in November.

They have sold 6 homes in Phase 2 and have 2 other specs that are projected to be ready in February and April.

For more on Highland Homes or Darling Homes incentives or specials in Lawler Park, text or call Brad Holden today!

And don’t forget to ask him about his Rebate or BCS for his clients that purchase in Lawler Park in Frisco.

Brad Holden – Holden New Homes – Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

Will Light Farms in Celina be the next Frisco?

Aug27

I attended a Drees Realtor event at the Light Farms information Center today and had one of the salespeople say, “Celina is the next Frisco!”

I smiled and told her that she has to be kidding!

As I left I thought about what she said. There are a couple things that are happening in Celina that mirror Frisco about 10 years ago.

All of the farmers/land owners in Frisco were up in arms about letting developers in to create commercial and office buildings, but it happened.

Today, the Celina farmers/ land owners are doing the same thing! But developers like Republic Property Group, Blur Star and Matthews Southwest have big plans for the area.

The Tollroad north of 121 was a 2 lane highway in Frisco and the plans were to build it north. Look what happened.

Celina right now is set up the same way!

And lastly, I am sure you are wondering “what about Prosper?” Well it’s simple.

The land prices in Celina are not astronomical like in Prosper. Prosper is great, but developers like RPG cannot make it work in Prosper, but they can in Celina!

Just like they couldn’t make it work in Plano, but they could in Frisco!

So who knows? It might be in 10 years, but NO ONE can see that far into real estate for sure.

But what we do know is the builders like Darling, American Legend, Drees, Shaddock, Highland and Lionsgate haven’t made too many mistakes lately, and they are in Celina at Light Farms.

Call or text Brad Holden today at (469) 733-2723 for more info on Light Farms in Celina.

Brad Holden – Holden New Homes – Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

WHAT A DEAL! Looking for a Golf Course Property?

Aug22

WOW! On a golf course looking at two holes and a beautiful section of trees to the East and a Cul-de-sac for $289,990?!?!?

Yep it’s true!

My clients purchased a Darling Home in Lawler Park and are selling their unbelievable located house in Woodbridge in Wylie.

It is 3,177 square feet with 42 Maple Cabinets, Upgraded Granite in kitchen, Designer Paint, Ceiling Fans, Gas at patio, Extended Patio to wooded trees directly behind, 1 Year Hard Woods, chef Kitchen with large Island, planning area attached to kitchen, open large Gameroom, Vaulted Ceilings and much more. Community has 5 Swimming pools with splash park, Wooded jogging trails with ponds. Will. Not. Last.

Call Brad Holden Today at (469) 733-2723 for a showing or more info!

Brad Holden – Holden New Homes – Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

Preston Trail at West Rowlett Creek Church in Frisco will significantly help values of Lawler Park

Jul28

Preston Trails at West Rowlett Creek Church in Frisco is underway off of Independence between Rolater and Main Street in Frisco. The church will be 33.5 acres and directly over the treeline of Lawler Park and across from Liberty Crossing.

Preston Trails will help Lawler Park residents in a couple of ways.

The church fills a gap of land that was originally zoned single family homes and changed to allow for the church. The reason why this matters is the Taychas Trail.

Taychas Trail is a city hike and bike trail that has already been approved through the city of Frisco that will connect Bacchus Community Park to Independence Parkway. A portion of the trail will be on the church property due to it being in the flood plain.

If homes were built there, it might not have been approved depending on what the developer/builders planned for that section of the acreage.

The Church also takes away the chance of a low end builder come in and connect to the upper end quality builders Darling Homes and Highland Homes.

For more info on Lawler Park in Frisco call or text Brad Holden today at (469) 733-2723.

“And just wait until I break the newest development news that will be underway in the beginning of 2014!”

Light Farms in Celina just makes sense!

Jul26

It was a year ago and I got a call from Candy Evans, THE only Dallas Real Estate Blogger, and she asked me about Light Farms in Celina.

I said, “Huh? Light Farms? Celina?”

She continued with she has heard that it will be the next best community and has everything going for it, and honestly I was very skeptical.

Until Yesterday.

Light Farms in Celina right now is perfect for a large amount of buyers that I speak to on a daily basis.

Here are 5 reasons why Light Farms WILL be a fantastic community for many, many new home buyers.

#1. Location

I focus on Frisco communities and a year ago had a hard time getting comfortable with Celina as being a desirable location. But now after driving it, being a visionary and realizing why it makes sense, Light Farms could be a better location than Phillips Creek Ranch, Richwoods or Lawler Park.

The Dallas North Tollroad WILL continue directly by the community. (See above) It is literally right off the Tollroad. This has a huge advantage for communities and makes Light Farms attractive with its accessibility.

#2. Builders

The builders that will be building in Light Farms are American Legend Homes, Darling Homes, Lionsgate Homes, Drees Homes, Shaddock Homes and Highland Homes.

I have sold homes with every one and the quality, customer service and track record all give Light Farms a big advantage over other communities. They are all successful and build great homes. Not one bad builder.

#3. Price

With these builders and the timing right now of the grand opening, ANYONE who makes the decision to contract in the next couple months are sitting pretty with equity.

In new home developments, the key is buying right. And in the beginning the builders do not know exactly what their homes will go for market, so most of the time they underprice and the market shows them they are too cheap. For instance, Lionsgate has sold 16 here and their model isn’t even complete! This shows the demand was there and the buyers jumped since the prices are so much less than the communities they were looking in Frisco, Allen, McKinney and Prosper.

See the map above. Light Farms is on 908 acres and plans for 2,700 homes at build out! This alone should make sense to you by “getting in early!”

#4. Retail

I know what you are thinking, “Retail? What’s this guy talking about!?!”. Well, it’s coming, breaking ground very, very soon!

There are two MAJOR developments that will be coming on two corners of highway 380 and the Dallas North Tollroad. The first is Frisco North.

The Frisco North Development will be located on the South West corner or 380 and the Tollroad and consist of retail, apartments and commercial space. Cinemark has already announced a 14 theatre movie theatre there!

On the North West corner, Mr. Jack Matthews purchased 157 acres and plans for more retail, office, hotel and entertainment. Jack is with Matthews Southwest and they have developed The Tribute in They Colony as well as the Omni in downtown Dallas.

SLAM DUNK with those two projects coming to life!!!

#5. Light Farms Amenities

With 4 pools, 4 tennis courts, a fitness center, hike and bike trails, playgrounds/parks and close to 132 acres of the community as green space; Light Farms wins!

At the pool they have a concession area! What community has that! Also, the fact of around 132 acres of green space will make this place look great.

After actually seeing it, it makes sense.

If you are interested in Light Farms and would like more info on builders, the plat map, available lots or want a tour of the community; text or call me today at (469) 733-2723.

The available signs above will be gone very soon and those buyers will make a fantastic decision to buy in Light Farms in Celina.

“And don’t forget to ask me about my 4% Total Rebate for this an next month in Light Farms for my clients.”

Brad Holden – Holden New Homes – Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

Best Deal in Frisco today is in Lawler Park!

Jul21

Above is 7660 Arches Drive built by Darling Homes in Lawler Park in Frisco. It is a 7450, 5 bedroom/4.5 bath home that is not only available for move in today, but is by far the best deal in Frisco!

It has everything that you need/want! A 3 car garage, outdoor patio that includes a fireplace and gourmet chefs kitchen with stainless Steele appliances.

The list price is $585,990. This is before the decision to add more landscaping in the front and to also add 4 Live Oaks in the backyard.

My best guess is they are willing to sell around 10-12% off list price. This is unheard of in this market and for a new home built by Darling in Frisco!

That makes it the best deal for a home ready to move in today!

And add in my rebate and you will buy with a $90,000 equity position! This is a great deal!

For more info call or text Brad Holden at (469) 733-2723.

Brad Holden – Holden New Homes – Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

Wow! Darling Homes at Newman Village in Frisco!

Jul14

Darling Homes at Newman Village in Frisco has already sold 22 patio homes after opening.

Newman Village in Frisco has been a very interesting community. The Newman Family owns the over 400 acres of land off of Eldorado Parkway and Legacy Drive. More importantly, it is less than 1 mile to the North Dallas Tollroad.

The plan was to develop the land as a residential community that focuses on the arts and has a completely different look and feel than every other development in Frisco. I also think they wanted to build a “Highland Park” look North of the city.

One thing is true, they have spent the money on the development with the open areas, fountains and artwork by Massimo Pizzoleo who is an Italian-born artist that has his team helping with the art development and design.

The Newmans teamed up with the Darlings and started developing the community. At first, there were close to 7 different custom builders.

Everyone of those custom builders are gone and honestly it was all about timing. They started in probably the worst economic times. But it’s a goo thing the developer owned the land outright.

So they sat on it a while and now, BAM, Newman Village is Back!

Considering that Newman Village is a gated community, the developers introduced a new patio home product that is selling out of control!

Darling Homes has a total of 74 lots in the patio home section and they have already sold a total of 22 homes!

The model for Darling Homes will make you say wow! It did for me!

A very normal entry opens to a very open kitchen and living is amazing. Then you enter an open sitting room before the Master. (Just go walk it, you will see!)

Darling does have a couple lots with a negative premium, yes negative premium. So they will give you money instead of charging you!!!

And another unique feature to Newman Village is their discovery center. They have a building that is 100% devoted to Art. It can be rented out for private events and has a kitchen and conference room for residents.

Newman Village is back! I promise! It has seen a tremendous amount of sales and attention with the patio homes. But they are currently working on opening the next phase of luxury homes which plans to be ready by the beginning of 2014.

Call or text Brad Holden at (469) 733-3723 for more info on builders in Newman Village or to ask about my 4% Total Rebate for Darling Homes in Frisco.

Brad Holden – Holden New Homes – Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

Darling Homes in Phillips Creek Ranch selling CRAZY!

Jul9

Wow! Place a great builder like Darling Homes and give them the opportunity to build in a location like Phillips Creek Ranch and this is what happens?

Darling Homes in Phillips Creek has sold a company high for the year of 33 homes! This matters because the price point starts in the $422’s for the smallest plan!

They have a total of 76 lots in the first section Sheridan and have already closed on 5.

The square feet of Darlings plan starts at 2,652 up to 4,300 square feet. Their lot sizes standard are 65 wide by 120 deep.

They do have one think that I have not seen too much in this hot seller market and that is the incentive. They give buyers $20,000 for upgrades but will also include an additional $5,500 if they go with their preferred lender.

There are a good number of lots left before the next section which the lots have been predicted to be significantly higher.

If you would like more info on Darling Homes in Phillips Creek Ranch call or text Brad Holden today at (469) 733-2723.

And don’t forget to ask Brad about his 4% Total Rebate for his clients that choose to contract on a Darling Home before the end of July.

Brad Holden – Holden New Homes – Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

Phillips Creek Ranch Community Update

Jun19

Phillips Creek Ranch in west Frisco, Texas is EXPLODING!!! In the first phases called Sheridan, Weston, Riverton and Waterton according to my calculations from each builder there has been a total of around 200 homes of the first phases sold since December!!!

That is unheard of for a new home development.

The builders: Highland Homes, Lionsgate Homes, Darling Homes, K Hovnanian Homes (KHOV), Drees Homes, Shaddock Homes, Belclaire Homes, Huntington Homes and Standard Pacific Homes all are seeing a tremendous amount of traffic nearly everyday through their models!

This is obviously due to perfect timing, interest rates, availability of lots in Frisco but you cannot count out what Phillips Creek Ranch has to offer from an amenity standpoint.

Vista Park is nearly the center of the community and houses the information center, junior olympic lap pool, kids pool, state of the art fitness facility, park and an open air pavilion for community events.

Phillips Creek Ranch is unique in the fact that the front yards of the properties are taken care of by the HOA. And also the HOA includes a security service for every property in Phillips Creek.

For more info on Phillips Creek Ranch in Frisco call Brad Holden today at (469) 733-2723 for lot availability or prices and plans.

And don’t forget to ask Brad about his 4% Total Rebate for homes purchased in Phillips Creek Ranch.

Brad Holden – Holden New Homes – Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

Phillips Creek Ranch in Frisco home Available NOW!

Jun18

Darling Homes in Phillips Creek Ranch surprisingly has a home that I available to move in TODAY! It is very rare that you see an available home in one of the most desired communities in Frisco.

The home is a great plan 5689D, that includes 5 bedrooms, 4 full baths, a study, formal dining, family room, kitchen/breakfast nook, game room and a 3 car garage.

The home boasts hand scraped hardwood floors in the entry, study, formal dining room, family room, kitchen/ nook, hallways and upstairs landing.

Beautiful stainless steel GE Profile Appliance package including a 5 burner cooktop, wood hood, double ovens and a built in microwave.

The upstairs large game room features a built in wet bar for entertaining. Family room has a cast stone fireplace in the corner.

Huge master closet and an extended patio that is covered.

The total square footage is 3,650 square feet and is priced at $519,990. For the bottom line price with my 4% Total Rebate for my clients included call me today at (469) 733-2723.

Tho home should be under contract by this weekend with the demand and price they are wrong to take.

Brad Holden – Holden New Homes – Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

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Will Light Farms in Celina be the next Frisco?

WHAT A DEAL! Looking for a Golf Course Property?

Preston Trail at West Rowlett Creek Church in Frisco will significantly help values of Lawler Park

Light Farms in Celina just makes sense!

Best Deal in Frisco today is in Lawler Park!

Wow! Darling Homes at Newman Village in Frisco!

Darling Homes in Phillips Creek Ranch selling CRAZY!

Phillips Creek Ranch Community Update

Phillips Creek Ranch in Frisco home Available NOW!