New Phase at The Tribute

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Posted on 31st January 2014 by Grand_Homes in Dallas Real Estate

We are pleased to announce that the long awaited lots at The Tribute in The Colony are now available! Enjoy the comfort of living in this resort-style community on Lake Lewisville in your brand new, semi-custom Grand Home.

When building your Grand Home in this exclusive, master planned community, you will have the opportunity to select an internal, corner or water view home site. The home sites at The Tribute accommodate 2,500 to 5,000 square foot homes. Our homes are Energy Star certified which means each home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In order to build an Energy Star certified home, Grand Homes must adhere to using high quality materials that will not only help the environment, but will also save you money on your energy bill.

Our homes aren’t just practical, they look good too! Once you’ve selected your favorite lot at The Tribute, we encourage you to share your ideas with us so we can ensure your new home meets all expectations, hopes and dreams. Open floor plans, vaulted ceilings and gorgeous curved staircases are our signature designs and we love to collaborate with our customers when it comes to adding stone to the elevation, choosing cedar garage doors, picking the finish on your hardware and plumbing and more. Granite countertops, custom cabinets and stainless steel KitchenAid appliances are all included when you purchase your new home with us.

Live every day like you’re on vacation at The Tribute! There are already plenty of fantastic amenities for residents of all ages to enjoy here and more to come in the near future. This community boasts two highly rated golf clubs – the old American and the Tribute, swimming pools, a splash pool and playground and 8 miles of hike and bike trails. What better place to enjoy nature in DFW than along the shores of beautiful Lake Lewisville. Plans for a beach club are already in the works and the new, on-site STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Academy for grades K-8 opens this fall. A multitude of shops and restaurants are only a 5 minute drive from The Tribute in Frisco and Little Elm as are Toyota Stadium, Dr. Pepper Ballpark, and Stonebriar Mall. Less than an hour drive will get you to Downtown Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington where you can catch a Dallas Cowboys or Texas Rangers game.

Master planned land is becoming extremely scarce and will sell quickly. We encourage you to call us today at 214-469-1876 or visit us at www.grandhomes.com and lock in a spot on which to build your dream home.

Home Sweet Home!

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Posted on 24th January 2014 by Grand_Homes in Dallas Real Estate

It’s official! Northglen has relocated from our humble sales trailer to our brand new, beautifully decorated model home. The Grand Martinique is the floorplan we call home and we can’t wait for you to visit!

Our Energy Star rated, one and two-story homes feature stone façade and intricate brick detailing and run from the $320s-$490s. Our open floor plan homes also feature media and gameroom options as well as customizable lifeSpaces, vaulted family rooms and gourmet kitchens complete with granite countertops and built in appliances.

Collin County is a great place to raise a family with four professional sports teams, festivals, and plenty of parks and lakes to keep you busy. Within the exemplary-rated Frisco ISD school district, Taylor Elementary is located within walking distance of this boutique community. Sandwiched between the Dallas North Tollway and Central Expressway on Highway 121, it will take just minutes to an FC Dallas game in Frisco, shopping at the Allen Premium Outlets or golfing at Ridgeview Ranch Golf Course. A few extra minutes will get you to Lake Lewisville, AT&T Stadium/Rangers Ballpark/Six Flags, Fort Worth and Downtown Dallas.

We are located just off Highway 121 between Coit Road and Independence Parkway at 3600 Glenhome Drive in Plano, TX 75025. Give us a call and start building your family’s dream home today before prices go up in February! For more information, please call our sales managers Shawna Ivy at 214-790-8301 or Shannon Lepard at 469-500-5810 or visit www.grandhomes.com

Dallas On Film

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Posted on 17th January 2014 by Grand_Homes in Dallas Real Estate

Oscar nominations are out and everyone is buzzing about who will take Oscar home. Among the top picks are “American Hustle”, “Nebraska”, “Gravity” and “The Wolf of Wall Street”. Despite the name, “Dallas Buyers Club” was filmed in New Orleans. Here are a few films that have actually been filmed in town.

Though RoboCop is set in Detroit, a ton of iconic buildings from Dallas’ past make appearances in this iconic 80s film including City Hall and the Dallas Municipal Building. According to IMDB, the police station scenes were filmed in what is currently Sons of Herman Hall near Deep Ellum. Plaza of the Americas, Reunion Tower and the Dallas Public Library are also noted film sites.

Al Pacino coached the Dallas Knights on the sidelines of Texas Stadium in “Any Given Sunday”. Texas Stadium was located in Irving and was structurally most famous for its partial roof. The Dallas Cowboys last played here on December 20, 2008 and began the 2009 NFL season at Cowboys Stadium (now AT&T Stadium). Texas Stadium was demolished on April 11, 2010.

One movie that has somewhat slipped under the radar is Bottle Rocket, starring locals Luke and Owen Wilson. This Wes Anderson film was filmed in Texas and California and is dubbed a crime and comedy. Notable filming locations include a home at 9400 Rockbrook Drive in Dallas, NorthPark Mall, Hinckley Cold Storage (now Texas Ice House), and St. Mark’s School of Texas, where the Wilson brothers actually attended school.

It’s always fun to see places you frequent in great films. Here’s to promoting the city we love!

New Year, New Decor

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Posted on 10th January 2014 by Grand_Homes in Dallas Real Estate

2014 has begun and the experts have given their opinions on what will be the most popular decor trends for the new year. Here are our favorite three.

It seems as though our fast-paced lives have caught up with the design world with our first pick: interchangeable accents. Who can commit to the same look all year? Try using bold, eye-catching pillows, tapestries and table decor that can be easily replaced and keep your home looking fresh at the drop of a hat.

Looking to be more daring? Amp up the drama by painting one or all of the walls in a room with a rich, vibrant color. Pantone’s pick for the new year is a romantic, Radiant Orchid but for a little more attitude try a deeper plum or even black!

Finally, the modern look seems to be on the way out, but not in any hurry. Mixing vintage pieces with your current, modern decor is big this year, especially when you blend various fabrics, metals and woods.

DFW Housing Market Outlook for 2014

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Posted on 3rd January 2014 by Grand_Homes in Dallas Real Estate

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Forecasters expect last year’s 100-mph housing market to ease off the gas in 2014.

But that doesn’t mean that home sales and prices will stall in North Texas or nationwide.

Most housing analysts anticipate a robust spring and summer home selling season — just not as frenetic as in 2013.

“What will be different this spring is there should be more inventory on the market,” said Jed Kolko, economist with Trulia Inc. “More inventory because prices have come up, so more people will be thinking about selling.

“Also, there is more construction than there was a year ago, so that adds more inventory,” Kolko said.

The rise in the number of homes available to buy and higher financing costs should temper the market, he said.

“We can all use some calm,” Kolko said. “It should be a more level housing market in the next year.

“Prices aren’t rising as fast as they were, and people aren’t as worried about another bubble.”

Last year brought unprecedented growth in the Dallas-Fort Worth housing market, erasing damage done during the recession.

Median home sales prices in North Texas were up by more than 10 percent, roughly double the long-term average rate of increase for the area.

The number of pre-owned homes sold jumped almost 20 percent.

With the surge in sales, inventory fell to a near-record low.

At the end of the year, there was less than a three-month supply in the Dallas area. That’s about half what is considered a normal market.

“I’d be surprised to see double-digit home price increases this year,” said Dr. James Gaines, an economist with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. “I’m expecting more sellers to come forth and even up — at least to some extent — the disparity between supply and demand.

“Demand will still be strong, so prices will go up despite interest rates that slowly drift upward during the year,” Gaines said.

He said any real slowdown in housing demand probably won’t happen until the second half of 2014.

Ted Jones, an economist with Houston-based Stewart Title, said robust job growth in Texas ensures a strong housing market. But maybe not as dynamic as in 2013.

“Expect to see a 6 to 8 percent increase in total existing home sales in 2014, with median prices rising from 5 to 7 percent” statewide, Jones said. “Homeowners in Texas should be pleased with the value performance of what, for most individuals, is their largest store of wealth: their home.”

Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the few major markets in the country where home prices have surpassed where they were at the top of the market in 2007.

But home construction in North Texas is still nowhere close to where it was before the recession.

D-FW single-family home starts will rise again in 2014, but probably not as fast as in the previous year, said David Brown, who heads the Dallas office of Metrostudy Inc.

“Starts jumped over 20 percent in 2013, and I expect them to grow another 10 percent to 15 percent this year,” Brown said. “Higher new home prices and higher interest rates impacting affordability are one reason the growth rate will likely slow in the next year.”

And continuing constraints on builders — including lot supplies and labor shortages — will mean that new home inventories will remain tight in 2014, he said.

“I expect the market to be very strong this spring because total housing inventory is likely to be even lower than it was last spring,” Brown said. “When buyers start to look for homes, there will be even fewer choices than last year.

“This is likely to create the same competitive environment amongst buyers that existed in the market in the first half of 2013.”

Nationwide, single-family home starts are forecast to rise by 30 percent this year, pushing total home construction to the highest point since 2007, said David Crowe, chief economist with the National Association of Home Builders.

“The level of mortgage interest rates is not as significant as the availability of mortgages,” he said. “I foresee some slight easing in the eligibility rules.”

Article By: Steve Brown, Dallas Morning News

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