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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)

  1. Westridge, $327,439
  2. Paloma Creek, $208,873
  3. Phillips Creek Ranch, $552,408
  4. Richwoods, $529,043
  5. Light Farms, $392,471
  6. Cross Oak Ranch, $234,196
  7. Castle Hills,$384,849
  8. Canyon Falls, $385,637
  9. Tribute, $457,029
  10. Frisco Lakes, $276,187
  11. Trinity Falls (McKinney), $314,513
  12. Hidden Cove (Denton Co), $275,840
  13. Harvest, $340,047
  14. Sunset Pointe, $364,052
  15. Viridian, $346,436
  16. Santa Fe Trails, $215,226
  17. Lantana, $348,130
  18. Frisco Hills, $311,946
  19. Mira Lagos, $353,027
  20. Rivendale by the Lake, $250,708
  21. West Fork Ranch, $222,173
  22. Robson Ranch, $284,236
  23. Windsong Ranch, $463,028
  24. Steadman Farms, $341,308
  25. Artesia, $261,452