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10/22/2026

Prosper: $600K for new construction. Still no detached home in my MLS search.

Among the active, 2026-built listings I searched, the homes below roughly $551K were attached. I found no listings from approximately $551K to $700K.

Full five-suburb comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vieLF_dhBEc

10/21/2026

Two ~$600K new homes. An estimated $533/month difference in property taxes.

Frisco example home: ~$719/mo. Celina example home: ~$1,252/mo.

The Celina special district (MMD) accounts for about $385/month at a $600K value; the $533 is the total estimated gap between these two example homes. Both estimated at the same $600K value with the homestead exemption, not city averages.

Full five-suburb comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vieLF_dhBEc

10/20/2026

From the street, this ~$600K Frisco home looks detached. It isn't.

It's a paired home. The two homes connect at the garage wall, not the living space.

Full five-suburb comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vieLF_dhBEc

10/19/2026

The build-or-buy rule, and it takes about 20 seconds: the cheapest square footage in a community is usually on the side of the street you've never looked at.

Comment SIXTY and I'll send the full tour.

Two finished homes at Ramble by Hillwood in Celina, Texas, both listed at $649,900.

The 2,994 sq ft home on the 60-foot lot: roughly $217 a square foot.
The 2,513 sq ft home on the 50-foot lot: roughly $259 a square foot.

Same builder, same community, same price, $42 a square foot apart.

Most buyers choose a collection first and then shop within it, because that's how the price sheet is laid out. Do that and you never look at the side of the street where the number you care about is better.

Pick the price, then look at everything available at that price — not the other way around.

Building, or buying something already finished?

☎️ 214-727-6680 · VJ | Everkin Realty Group · Brokered by eXp Realty

10/18/2026

An 866-acre community with 1,800+ homes just broke ground in Anna.

Liberty Hills broke ground Oct. 8 west of U.S. 75, between Rosamond Parkway and Mantua Parkway. The developer, Veritas Communities, plans more than 1,800 homes on 866 acres, plus shopping, a grocery store and open space.

What's planned: two neighborhoods are being built first, with six homebuilders. Home sales are expected to start in early 2027 in the first one and late 2027 in the second. Trails are expected in summer 2027 and the amenity center in early 2028.

Nothing is for sale yet. The Oct. 8 event was a groundbreaking.

Why it's worth watching: a community this size tends to change traffic on 75 and what gets built around it. If you're looking at new construction north of McKinney, it's one to track before sales open.

Source: Veritas Communities (Business Wire)
Photo: the Liberty Hills site today (courtesy Liberty Hills / Veritas Communities)

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10/18/2026

Same floor plan. Same builder. $84,000 apart, one city north.

Frisco: $599,990. Prosper: $515,990. Both 2,163 sq ft, both brand-new.

Same floor plan, different locations and options. These are builder list prices from when I searched, not a citywide price difference.

Full five-suburb comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vieLF_dhBEc

10/18/2026

A design detail worth noticing, and almost nobody prices it: a staircase is square footage you paid for and never stand in.

Comment FIFTY and I'll send the full tour.

A two-storey plan spends floor space downstairs on the stairs themselves, spends it again upstairs on the landing, and a third time on the hallway connecting the bedrooms. Call it a hundred-plus square feet across two floors — space you walk through rather than live in.

Which is why 2,500 square feet flat is not the same house as 2,500 square feet stacked, even though the listing prints the same number.

This one at Ramble by Hillwood in Celina, Texas is 2,513 square feet on a single level. It's a bigger house wearing a smaller number.

One storey or two, and why?

☎️ 214-727-6680 · VJ | Everkin Realty Group · Brokered by eXp Realty

10/16/2026

McKinney's $334M amphitheater is about 70% built — and could host up to 100 shows a year.

The Sunset Amphitheater on US 75 is about 70% complete, according to the developer, Venu.

At an Oct 5 joint meeting with the city, Venu's construction VP put its cost at about $334 million — up from $220 million in the original city agreement. That's Venu's investment, not city spending.

What changed: seating now flexes between 5,000, 8,000, 12,000 and 20,000, and a climate-control system is planned so the venue can run October through April. Venu says that could take it from 60 shows a year to as many as 100.

Next: a temporary certificate of occupancy could come by April 1. That's a construction milestone, not an opening date — Venu's official timeline is summer 2027.

Why it's worth watching: up to 100 nights a year at US 75 and SH 121 likely means more to do close to home — and more event-night traffic on that corridor. Worth knowing if you're weighing a home nearby.

Sources: Community Impact (Oct 7, 2026); Venu
Rendering: courtesy of Venu

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Two new homes around $600K. An estimated $533/month difference in property taxes.That's one of the things I found when I...
10/16/2026

Two new homes around $600K. An estimated $533/month difference in property taxes.

That's one of the things I found when I compared new construction homes across five Dallas suburbs: Frisco, Prosper, McKinney, Celina and Melissa.

In Frisco, $600K got me a townhome that shares a wall. In Prosper, the same floor plan was $84,000 cheaper.

And the biggest home wasn't necessarily the best financial choice.

That's what I do on Dallas Property Insider on YouTube. I compare DFW homes beyond the listing price: property taxes, commutes, resale and the trade-offs that aren't obvious when you're browsing homes online.

If you're planning to buy in DFW, or just want to understand how these markets compare, subscribe to the channel:
https://www.youtube.com/?sub_confirmation=1

My new $600K comparison is live today. The direct link is in the first comment.

Which of these five cities would you consider?

VJ Muthuraman | EverKin Realty Group
Brokered by eXp Realty
214-727-6680

10/14/2026

What $649,900 buys at Ramble by Hillwood in Celina, Texas: 2,994 square feet, four bedrooms, one storey, a three-car garage and 12-foot ceilings. Design 2994W, walked with no narration.

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