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From The Ground UpBuying a Home
If you search and don’t find just the right house for your needs, there’s always the custom-built route. Choosing every detail of a home, from the floor plan to the doorknobs, is exciting for a lot of people. Costs amount to about the same as buying a pre-owned home, and you get exactly what you’ve always wanted. The Dallas-Fort Worth area has many reputable homebuilders, and housing starts hit a seven-year high in early 2014.
One- and two-story traditional and contemporary single-family homes are the foundation for most new subdivisions, though patio homes (zero-lot-line houses) are also very popular in our area. It’s also possible to customize a townhouse or condominium that’s in the early stages of construction or preconstruction.
Top 25 Subdivisions (2015)
Ranked by number of NEW HOME starts
Average Sales Prices
(Ranked By Starts)
- Westridge, $327,439
- Paloma Creek, $208,873
- Phillips Creek Ranch, $552,408
- Richwoods, $529,043
- Light Farms, $392,471
- Cross Oak Ranch, $234,196
- Castle Hills,$384,849
- Canyon Falls, $385,637
- Tribute, $457,029
- Frisco Lakes, $276,187
- Trinity Falls (McKinney), $314,513
- Hidden Cove (Denton Co), $275,840
- Harvest, $340,047
- Sunset Pointe, $364,052
- Viridian, $346,436
- Santa Fe Trails, $215,226
- Lantana, $348,130
- Frisco Hills, $311,946
- Mira Lagos, $353,027
- Rivendale by the Lake, $250,708
- West Fork Ranch, $222,173
- Robson Ranch, $284,236
- Windsong Ranch, $463,028
- Steadman Farms, $341,308
- Artesia, $261,452