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

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

Darling Homes sells 5 just this weekend at Lawler Park in Frisco

Jun17

Darling Homes at Lawler Park has sold 5 homes just this weekend!

With the opening of the new phase and the prices still relatively low for the location to where they will end up and factor in the interest rates, the time to buy a house is now.

I was at a contract meeting with Sia Mianab the salesperson with Darling in Lawler Park and he was really putting a great perspective on what is happening right now in this crazy market.

While negotiating for the best deal, he was “trying to” keep the prices down with his corporate. He mentioned that he has over 7 appointments today and tomorrow that were waiting on this second phase and he mentioned his corporate was limiting him on how many homes he is allowed to sell per month. Wow!

Not to mention that his new front entry plans like the one above ate absolutely amazing!!!! I haven’t seen a plan that works that well on these 65 foot wide lot size. This plan is around 3,800 square feet and the base price is $447,990.

If you are looking for a new home and want the best deal and best rebate as well on your purchase, call Brad Holden today to discuss where you are at in the process. Prices are only going up.

“And ask me about my 4% Total Rebate that I can extend to my clients that purchase in Richwoods or Lawler Park in Frisco this month.”

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

Darling Homes in Lawler Park in Frisco Opens new phases

Jun9

Darling Homes in Lawler Park has just announced the opening of Phase 2 in both the Crossing and Arbors!

This has been a long time coming since they are down to their last available homes in phase 1.

In the Arbors, Darling has 34 available lots which 3 have been sold today and yesterday on an average lot size of 65 wide by 120 deep. A 2,300 square foot one-story starts at $369,990 all the way up to a 3,800 for $458,990.

There are some pretty incredible opportunities there with 6 of the lots backing to a beautiful tree line of mature trees.

On the Crossing side, Darling has 25 lots and Highland has the other 25. There are 15 pool lots that the builders will be offering after they sell the initial lots as well.

A standard crossing lot is 75 foot wide and 125 foot deep. There are a couple oversized lots that are even on a beautiful cul-de-sac.

Prices start at $455,990 for 2,800 square feet and go up to 4,000 square feet at $503,990.

Current incentives being offered in both sections is $27,000! This can change at any time.

For a play map or more info on Darling Homes or Highland Homes in Lawler Park, text or call Brad Holden today at (469) 733-2723.

“And don’t forget to ask about his 4% Total Rebate for clients purchasing in Lawler Park.”

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

The Arbors at Willow Bay in Frisco only has 7 opportunities left in Phase 1

Feb1

As of yesterday, there are only 7 spots left to take advantage of Highland Homes and American Legend Homes in The Arbors of Willow Bay.

American Legend has 3 lots available and 4 spec/inventory homes that will be ready most likely as soon as March.

When builders get to the stage of opening a new phase, there are good things and bad things about the remaining lots in the first phase. The bad thing is developers require different plans and elevations to surround each other for the look of the community.

This is a good idea for that reason, but bad for selection of floor plan. There are always 3 or 4 plans that knock your socks off!!! So the issue is you are very limited in the location to where you can build a specific plan.

But here’s the good thing.

Builders know which plans are highly desirable and which are not so much. So to move those lots, the builders most likely will be willing to give you a better deal since they know the popular floor plans cannot be built. This is a very good negotiating tool!

Highland Homeshas 4 lots left in phase one and 2 spec homes that could be finished in March. They are pretty close to the same situation as American Legend. The only difference is they have 3 lots that they acquired next door in The Villages of Willow Bay that they plan to spec out very soon as well.

Now here’s the secret.

In the next phase close to 70% of the lots will be 70 feet wide vs. the other 30% 65 foot wide. The builders will increase prices on the 65 foot wide 8-10 thousand and the 70 probably 12-14. In the phase after that, you have only 70 foot wide lots and oversized 65 foot wide lots that are much deeper. This will have another jump in prices when they open that section.

So to sum it up, if you are looking for a house soon and want to still be able to buy a new home in the $310’s, this is the place and the time!

For more info on available homes in The Arbors at Willow Bay in Frisco call Brad Holden at (469) 733-2723 for more info.

And don’t forget to ask me about the highest rebate for my clients that purchase a new home in The Arbors at Willow Bay or the 4% Total Rebate Program.

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

Phillips Creek Ranch in Frisco Amenity and Information Center

Jan25

Phillips Creek Ranch in Frisco completes the Amenity Center and Information Center.

The information center is all about Phillips Creek Ranch. Builders, amenities, meeting rooms etc. it will provide all you need to know about the actual community and the details.

The amenity center for Phillips Creek residents will include this beautiful workout facility with the latest in machines and technology.

The pool is set at the highest point of Phillips Creek Ranch where you can see Lake Lewisville in the distance and beautiful large mature trees to help block the sun in the afternoon hot Texas summers.

“And do not forget to ask Brad about his 4% Total Rebate that he provides his clients when purchasing a new home in Richwoods.”

For more info on the available lots or builders grand opening incentives at Phillips Creek Ranch in Frisco contact Brad Holden at (469) 733-2723.

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

Lawler Park in Frisco Construction Update

Nov28

Lawler Park in Frisco is exploding!!! There is currently 30 homes under construction as of today!!!

In the Arbors section, there is a total of 21 under construction. Highland Homes has 10 and Darling Homes has 11. 10 of them are all form boards but the other 11 are up!!!

The exciting news for the Arbors is that the developer has finally begun moving dirt on the 2nd phase as you see below. They are running out if lots to sell and these lots plan to be ready for summer I 2013.

In The Crossing at Lawler Park, there is a total of 9 homes under construction. Highland Homes has 5 and Darling Homes has 4.

The amenity center is also coming together very nicely. The stone is halfway up and they are working very hard on the pool.

But the most exciting aspect of all is there will be a couple homes that will be ready to move-in in December available, and even more in January and February. This is great for people to be able to get in sooner than later.

The builders still have their grand opening incentives and plan to have them until the end of the year. They also will both be raising prices again on the 1st.

For more info on available lots or more on incentives or available lots, call Brad Holden at (469) 733-2723.

And don’t forget to ask me about my 4% Total Rebate that I am extending to my clients until the end of 2012.

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

Lawler Park Olympic Sized Swimming Pool

Nov2

The Lawler Park amenity center in Frisco is well underway. The pool is currently being constructed and actually surprised me with its size.

I initially downplayed the amenity center after seeing the Richwoods mammoth sized pool, but after seeing it, the pool is very large for a 350 home community.

Not only the pool, they also have plans for a large playground structure on the other side and in between will be two bathrooms with a large arbor and picnic tables.

So all in all, the amenity center will be fantastic for families and children.

For more info on Lawler Park in Frisco or available lots for either Darling Homes or Highland Homes, call Brad Holden at (469) 733-2723.

And don’t forget to ask Brad about his 4% Total Rebate that he offers to his clients that purchase in Lawler Park or Richwoods!

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

Highland Homes in Lawler Park Model

Oct30

The Highland Homes model home in Lawler Park really has some fantastic features that blew me away today. It is the 794 plan in The Arbors and starts at a base price of $416,990 with 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths and 3,439 square feet.

The picture above is a 20 foot cathedral ceiling in the family room. This feature is absolutely amazing and really opens up the house into an enormous feeling. It is included in the plan! The beams actually are an upgrade for around $3,250 but are almost necessary for a WOW look.

Another standard feature that WOWed me is the granite in the kitchen and the cabinet style is also standard! In other models and builders, both features are upgrades.

And lastly, as Steve Marion the Highland Homes salesperson is pointing out, the feet on the kitchen island are also standard. Huge plus.

For more info on Highland Homes in Lawler Park call Brad Holden at (469) 733-2723.

And don’t forget about my 4% Total Rebate for clients that purchase a Highland Home in Lawler Park.

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

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