Mineral springs soaks and cold plunge pools planned at new spa development in The Colony. The newest attraction headed to Grandscape in The Colony is a wellness spa-amusement park: WorldSprings, a nine-acre outdoor mineral springs experience, will debut in...
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Plano gives the go-ahead for apartments with pickleball venue
Rental and retail development planned on DART’s new commuter rail line. Developers scored a win with a Plano project that will include a new pickleball venue. Houston-based Hines is partnering with landowner Metropolitan Interests Corp. on the seven-acre project south...
Luxury Condos in Austin with Star Trek-Inspired Tech
For the developer of a complex of multimillion-dollar hilltop homes, today’s slowing market spurred a marketing innovation. Enter the holodeck. Near the edge of a cliff that plunges hundreds of feet down to the shore of Lake Austin, a five-thousand-square-foot...
Company Creates Million-Dollar Green Roofs in Frisco
The uniquely designed homes, the company’s first in the U.S., start from $1.3 million to $1.9 million. FRISCO — The first time Ravi Vanjani and his wife Harshika visited the model home of their new community, they were sold on one thing — that they were taken...
Celina adds more green space, tiny homes to planned 641-acre development
Rainwater Crossing is located west and east of future Custer Road and north of County Road 130. Rainwater Crossing, a 641-acre planned community in Celina, will now have more open space and dedicated parkland, wider sidewalks, more amenity centers and updated zoning...
New Construction Makes Up Record Share of Inventory
With a dearth of existing homes on the market, builders have been ramping up production to meet buyer demand. Newly built single-family properties comprised a record share of homes on the market in the second quarter of the year, making up nearly one-third of...
Dallas-Fort Worth population headed toward jaw-dropping milestone by 2028
According to a new study by Site Selection Group, the Metroplex is tracking as the fifth fastest-growing large metro area in the country by 2028. DFW's 2023 population adds up to 7.8 million people, and the area has a projected population growth rate of 8.64 percent....
The Modern Farmhouse Is Today’s McMansion. And It’s Here to Stay.
The Modern Farmhouse style is everywhere — and it’s not going anywhere. Notable for it’s shiplap walls and cedar beams, the popularized style that became widespread after “Fixer Upper” premiered in 2013 appears to have a stronghold on today’s housing style. Drive...
What Is a Starter Home? The Small, Affordable Houses That Aren’t Being Built Anymore
Starter homes for first-time homeowners are harder to come by today due to rising land, labor, and materials costs. This trend, coupled with changing zoning laws and increasing demand for larger homes, is re-defining the housing ladder and leading to a major shift in...
Want To Live Just Like Barbie? ‘Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge’ Shows the Way
With “Barbie” mania in full gear and the much anticipated movie premiering this month, it’s no surprise that HGTV has rolled out its own home makeover show to get in on the fun. On “Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge,” eight teams of HGTV superstars transform a plain,...