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Raising roofs Single-family home supply is increasing in Celina as the city continues to expand. Meanwhile, Prosper approaches build out.

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3 Blue Agave Nail Lounge Tony Truong, owner of the business, said he hasn’t settled on an opening date for the Prosper location. A website is not yet available. • Opening TBD • 5600 W. University Drive, Ste. 40, Prosper 4 Urban Cookhouse The restaurant offers a variety of sandwiches, wraps and salads with a focus on locally-sourced ingredients. • Opening end of July

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1 Artisan Nail Bar The business offers manicures and pedicures, including gel and acrylic options, and waxing services, according to its website.

2 Khun Nye Thai The restaurant offers cuisine from Thailand and Vietnam including dishes such as bamee moo dang, Thai fried rice, Pad Thai, curries and more. The restaurant also

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5 Wisk A.M. Eatery The restaurant’s website and Facebook page have been taken down as of July 8. Wisk offered various breakfast and lunch items, including egg skillets, omelets, french toast, pancakes and more. • Closed summer 2025 • 111 S Preston Road, Ste. 30, Prosper

6 Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream The Ohio-based ice cream chain was founded in 1945 and offers over 100 ice cream flavors. Flavors include classics such as strawberry and black cherry as well as unique flavors including caramel pretzel crunch, bananas foster and chocolate chip cheesecake chunk.

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6 Priism Golf An opening date has not been announced. The facility will allow customers to practice their swing on a virtual course. The facility is expected to be 1,200 square feet and cost about $90,000 to construct, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. • 595 S. Preston Road, Ste. 120, Celina • www.allanretailgroup.com/celinastation 7 Valvoline The business offers maintenance services for vehicles, such as oil changes. The facility will be 3,763 square feet, costing nearly $1.5 million, according to a TDLR filing. Construction on the facility is expected to wrap up in May 2026. • Located on the corner of Preston Road and Ownsby Parkway • www.vioc.com 8 Sprouts Farmers Market The grocery chain will see construction start next March with it wrapping in early 2027, according to a filing with TDLR. The construction is expected to cost $4.7 million for the estimated 23,299 square foot facility. The grocer offers natural and organic foods including produce, bulk foods and vitamins.

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3 Torchy’s Tacos The restaurant will serve specialty tacos, burritos and queso. It will also serve salads and breakfast tacos. Torchy’s Tacos offers margaritas and other signature drinks. • Opened spring 2026 • 3505 S. Preston Road, Ste. 300, Celina • www.torchystacos.com

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hike and bike trails, a dog park and a playground. • Opened June 7 • FM 455 and CR 57, Celina • www.taylormorrison.com/tx/ dallas/the-ranch-at-uptown-celina

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1 Marengo Pediatric Dentistry The dentistry offers various services, including pediatric preventative and restorative dentistry, infant dentistry, special needs dentistry and pediatric emergencies. • Opened June 3

• Located on the northeast corner of Frontier Parkway and Preston Road • www.sprouts.com

4 Sport Clips The Sport Clips will open in the Crossing at Ownsby Farms. The men’s salon provides haircuts, styling, beard trimming and detailing by appointment or on a walk-in basis. • Opening TBD • 3515 Preston Road, Celina • www.sportclips.com 5 Yardly Cross Creek Meadows The apartment complex will have 266 units ranging

Southside Bank The facility has not been built so it does not currently have an address. An opening date has not been set. The new bank location will be about 2,009 square feet and cost $500,000 to construct, according to a TDLR filing. • Location TBD • www.southside.com

• 235 S. Preston Road, Ste. 120, Celina • www.marengopediatricdentistry.com

2 The Ranch at Uptown Celina There are 1,047 homes in the development along with several amenities. Amenities include: two community centers, a pool with cabanas, a pond, open green space,

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Celina officials debate future car dealership locations Celina City Council is working to decide the best locations for potential car dealership businesses within the city. Industrial zoning in Celina

Prosper OKs traffic signal at First, Legacy Prosper residents will see a new traffic signal coming to the intersection of First Street and Legacy Drive as the city prepares for increased traffic ahead of the 2025-26 school year. Prosper Town Council on June 24 approved a $691,566 contract with Mels Electric LLC to install both a temporary and permanent traffic signal at the intersection. The details The intersection is part of a larger road improvement project expanding First Street from Stuber Elementary School to Dallas Parkway. While the temporary traffic signal is scheduled to finish in August, the instal- lation of the permanent traffic signal is estimated to finish in March 2026.

Celina City Council discussed possible zoning for dealerships at its meeting July 8. Council did not vote regarding the item. The details Dusty McAfee, Celina’s director of development services, said dealerships such as Chevy, Honda and GMC are actively looking to set up in Celina. Currently, new auto sales are only allowed by right in Celina’s industrial zoning districts. Every- where else, a dealership would need a specific use permit or be part of a planned development to operate, McAfee said. A lot of dealerships are wanting to open in the city along the Dallas North Tollway. “That is prime real estate in Celina,” McAfee said. The planning and zoning commission’s feedback

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was that the land along the tollway should be preserved for higher value development. Ultimately, City Council members said they’d need to see proposed dealership plans to make a decision on where they should be allowed.

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Prosper officials consider new retail center Prosper residents could see a new retail center, including a gas station, at the intersection of First Street and Legacy Drive. What happened Planning and Zoning commissioners approved a zoning change at a July 15 meeting to allow a gas station at the intersection of a major and minor thoroughfare, which is an exception to current town rules that only permit gas stations at the intersections of two major roads. Hector Leon, project manager with Westwood Services and a representative for the developer, said the current concept plan includes a grocery store and restaurants, but only the gas station and some infrastructure are moving forward as of now. The gas station will still require separate approval. “[The gas station] is the only thing that is set in stone [in the site plan],” Leon said. “As soon as

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Celina City Council tabled a development agreement to expand the Uptown commu- nity until July. Council voted to table the item because the agreement wasn’t finalized in time for the council’s June 10 meeting. The new portion of the development will be called Glen at Uptown and will bring 125 single-family homes. It will also add another 41 acres to Celina from the city’s extraterri- torial jurisdiction.

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we’re through this zoning case, then we’ll come in with a preliminary site plan submittal.” Leon said it will take some time to find all of the partners and tenants for the development, but given the project’s location at a major intersection, he anticipates it will gain traction as infrastructure gets underway. As part of the approval, commissioners added the conditions for the development, including: increase the open space requirement and require a special use permit for any future farmers market. What’s next? The zoning request will go before Prosper Town Council for a public hearing Aug. 12.

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Government

BY JACQUELYN BURRER

Prosper council plans budget adjustments, keeps tax rate flat

Prosper Town officials have started the budget process, which shows a need to reallocate expen- ditures to meet growing demands. Early talks in June show residents will not see a property tax increase for the 2025-26 fiscal year, and town officials are expected to approve the budget in September. What happened At its June 24 work session, Prosper Town Council discussed the preliminary budget for fiscal year 2025-26 and how Prosper will adjust to slower growth and changes in sales tax revenue. Chris Landrum, Prosper’s finance director, said the town is still in growth mode, but sales tax revenue is not increasing as fast as previous years because some of the sales taxpayers are moving out of town quicker than anticipated. “The sales tax [decreased growth] just hap- pened maybe one year quicker than we otherwise anticipated,” Landrum said.

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falls $53,380 short of its minimum reserve. Despite the slight projected shortfall, Landrum said property taxes are not expected to be affected, which means they will remain at the previous rate of $0.505 per $100 valuation.

Current situation Landrum said Prosper is required by its town charter and policy to maintain a combined 21% reserve fund, meaning that as expenditures increase, reserve funding also must increase. The projected budget currently shows Prosper

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Education

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PISD projects $39M shortfall in 2025-26

Prosper, Celina ISDs approve staff raises Celina and Prosper ISDs have approved various staff raises. State mandated pay increases come from House Bill 2. The pay increases include: $2,500 increases for 3-4 years experience and $5,000 increases for 5+ years

Proposed FY 2025-26 tax rate District officials expect the FY 2025-26 tax rate to be $1.2376 per $100 of assessed property value.

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Prosper ISD may be facing a multimillion-dollar shortfall in the fiscal year 2025-26 budget, according to preliminary totals. Historically, about $10 million of projected expenses are not spent by the district, said Kyle Penn, PISD’s deputy superintendent of district and employee services, in a June 13 board meeting. While estimated revenue and expense totals show a $45 million difference, district officials are project- ing the shortfall in the 2025-26 school year to be approximately $39 million. “We know there’s some challenges with that and we’ve taken steps already ... to begin working on [the shortfall],” Penn said. The overview The preliminary budget includes: $390.94 million in revenue and $436.73 million in expenditures. The majority of PISD’s budget goes toward

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payroll. Payroll is 81% of the total budget at $351.72 million—a $57.7 million increase from the 2024-25 school year. Nonpayroll budget expenses, which account for 19% of the budget, have increased by $16.3 million from last year. PISD officials are anticipating a growth of 2,500 students in the 2025-26 school year. An additional 566 positions were added to the district since the 2024-25 school year budget was adopted, Penn said. District officials expect to adopt the FY 2025-26 budget and tax rate in August.

The Celina ISD board approved other pay increases including: $2,300 increase for teachers with 0-2 years experience and 4% increase for all staff. Prosper ISD board members set aside local funds to increase the pay for other teachers and staff members outside the state requirements. Those increases include: $2,500 increase for teachers with 1-2 years of experience and 4% increase for staff.

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Transportation

BY SAMANTHA DOUTY

4 Downtown street reconstruction Project: The project will reconstruct Pecan Street from A Arizona Drive to Florida Drive. It will also include replacements of pavement on Arizona Drive from B Pecan Street to Beech Street and Illinois Street from C Walnut Street to Beech Street. Update: The project is in the design phase and is on track. An estimated completion date has not yet been determined. • Timeline: TBD • Cost: $3.2 million • Funding source: city of Celina

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WEEKLY CAMPS IN JUNE & JULY M-F 8-12PM AGES 6-12 Update: The road is partially closed, making it ready for new construction. The project is on track, according to the city’s website. • Timeline: estimated October 2025 completion • Cost: $830,000 • Funding source: city of Celina WEEKLY CAMPS IN JUNE & JULY M-F 8-12PM AGES 6-12 WEEKLY CAMPS IN JUNE & JULY M-F 8-12PM AGES 6-12 6 Sunset Boulevard asphalt improvements Project: Sunset Boulevard from Preston Road to Coit Road will be repaved with asphalt. Update: The project is under construction. • Timeline: late 2024-February 2026 • Cost: $4.2 million • Funding source: city of Celina 7 Arizona Drive reconstruction Project: This project will fund the design and reconstruction of Arizona Drive from Pecan Street to Walnut Street. 5 First Street construction Project: The project will create a four-lane concrete roadway with a median from Stuber Elementary School to North Dallas Parkway. Update: All paving activities have been completed, according to the town of Prosper’s website. Crews are clearing the roadway in preparation for striping operations, which were expected to begin the week of July 14. • Timeline: spring 2023-fall 2025 • Cost: $30.89 million • Funding source: town of Prosper

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Coleman Street will be expanded from a two-lane rural roadway to a four-lane divided roadway. Update: The project is in the design phase with a target construction start date for later this fall. • Timeline: fall 2025-summer 2027 • Cost: $21.79 million • Funding source: town of Prosper 3 Teel Parkway reconstruction Project: Teel Parkway will be a four-lane divided roadway from north First Street to Freeman Way, once complete. Update: The project is currently in the design phase, which is 68% complete. • Timeline: winter 2026-summer 2027 • Cost: $800,000 • Funding source: town of Prosper

Upcoming projects

1 Coit Road updates Project: The project will design and construct four lanes of an ultimate six-lane concrete divided roadway from First Street to Prosper Trail. This is phase one of the larger Coit Road reconstruction project. Phase two will look at Prosper Trail to Frontier Parkway. Update: The project is in the preconstruction phase and will start construction later this summer. • Timeline: August 2025-January 2027 • Cost: $23.64 million • Funding source: town of Prosper 2 First Street widening Project: First Street from Dallas North Tollway to

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runtime is two hours and 15 minutes. • Aug. 22, 7 p.m. • Free • 302 W. Walnut St., Celina • www.lifeincelinatx.com/movienight

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Trivia Night The Brass Tap will host its trivia night every Thursday through August. The trivia is free to play with prizes for winners. • Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28, 7-9 p.m. • Free • 790 N. Preston Road, Ste. 80, Prosper • www.brasstapbeerbar.com/prosper/events Senior Strength Those 50+ up can increase their physical strength through weight bearing and resistance exercise as well as core training and stretching at the Prosper 407 Rec Center. • Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, 8-9 a.m. • $12 (monthly registration), $15 (drop-in classes) • 407 E. First St., Prosper • https://jarvis.prosperparksandrec.org/ seniorclasses.aspx Movie Night on the Square Watch “The Little Mermaid (2023)” on a large inflatable screen in downtown Celina. The event will have vendors for beverages and popcorn. A kids zone at the event will include costumed characters, bounce houses, games and crafts. The movie will play at sunset and the

Karaoke Night Saturdays Prosper’s The Brass Tap will host karaoke every Saturday night through the summer. The karaoke is casual with no judgement. • Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. • Free • 790 N. Preston Road, Ste. 80, Prosper • www.brasstapbeerbar.com/prosper/events

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Celina Friday Night Market Head to Celina’s Downtown Square for the monthly Friday Night Market. Attendees can expect local vendors offering handcrafted items, seasonal produce and artisanal goods. The market features an average of 60 vendors each month.

Explore the fine artists, jewelers, potters, woodworkers, photographers and more showcased during the 12th juried art festival. Held in the Cotton Mill event center, attendees will be able to explore three different spaces filled with art. The festival will also feature live music from The Retrofits Band on Sunday. • Aug. 23-24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free (admission) • 610 Elm St., Ste. 1000, McKinney • https://millhousefoundation.org/artfest

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Dining

BY KAREN CHANEY

Simply Pho blends Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese dishes in Celina Although husband-and-wife Tony Nguyen and Mary Wong’s restaurant is named Simply Pho House, the business owners said their menu encom- passes much more than pho options. “A lot of people think we’re solely a Vietnamese restaurant because of the name, but they see our Thai and Chinese menu [options] and that sets us apart,” Nguyen said. “We’re able to provide other Asian dishes that are more well known. People know Thai and Chinese food, I feel like Vietnamese food is catching up.” On the menu Popular menu items include shrimp spring rolls, beef pho, stir fry noodles and stir fry protein dishes. Another popular item, and one of Nguyen’s personal favorites, is shaken beef—a traditional

Vietnamese dish—which is marinated let mignon cubes prepared by continuously shaking the meat in a wok so the meat is charred on all sides. “A lot of our menu is very aordable where you can bring your whole family out and feel like you got your money’s worth and got a fair portion,” Wong said. In addition to slushes, smoothies, milk tea and fruit tea, Simply Pho House also oers a variety of alcoholic items from their full bar. The backstory Nguyen and Wong opened Simply Pho House in Celina in August 2024 along with Nguyen’s sister Carolyn Nguyen. The rst Simply Pho House was opened in 2014 by the Nguyens’ aunt and uncle, Loan Huynh and Sonny Tran in Beecave. Today, Tran and Huynh have four Simply Pho House locations, including one in McKinney. The Celina location is the only one not owned by the founders. “We saw a lot of growth in the area and bought this land four years ago,” Nguyen said. “We built a commercial building and while everything was coming up, we thought ‘Why not open our own

Pho combination ($15) includes sliced rib eye, brisket, meatballs, rice noodles and beef broth.

Married couple Tony Nguyen and Mary Wong opened Simply Pho House in Celina in 2024.

restaurant?’. We also own OMG Tacos.” The Celina menu features approximately 80% of what the other Simply Pho House locations oer including pho and stir fry dishes. However, the other 20% are Nguyen’s recipes. “We added more traditional Thai and Vietnamese dishes,” Wong said. “We noticed a lot of customers were dousing their soup with chili oil, because they wanted that spice—that kick. That’s when Tony [Nguyen] thought of adding a traditional Vietnam- ese spicy beef noodle soup.”

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4 multifamily living updates in Prosper, Celina

Livano Prosper Livano Prosper is bringing apartments to downtown. The apartment complex features more than 300 units with a variety of one-to-three-bedroom oor plans. It oers residents indoor and outdoor lounge spaces, a pet spa, pet park, resort-style pool, tness center, pickleball courts, electric car charging stations, and more. Livano opened this summer.

Now open

• 400 W. Fifth St., Prosper • www.livanoprosper.com

Now open

Coming soon

Yardly Cross Creek Meadows The apartment community will have 266 units ranging from one- to three-bedrooms. Built by developer Taylor Morrison, the cottage-style homes come with its own private backyard and are pet-friendly. Amenities for the community include a dog park, pool, tness studio and barbecue area. The community opened July 24.

The Depot The Depot will oer 336 one- and two-bedroom units by the end of 2025 or early 2026. The building will be four stories and sit in the Celina Station mixed- use development. Each unit will include granite countertops, brushed nickel hardware, stainless steel appliances, kitchen islands and other features. Residents will have access to amenities such as a pool, tness center, indoor gaming lounge and more.

Alders Prosper Alders Prosper Active Adult Luxury Living Community is open to tenants 55 years and older and oers a variety of oor plans. One- and two- bedroom apartments with wood-style ooring, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops are available at Alders Prosper. The facility includes amenities such as a pub-style game room, private wine lockers and an Internet coee bar. Alders Prosper began taking tenants in early March.

• 1320 Old Glendenning Road, Celina • www.yardlycrosscreekmeadows.com

• 450 E. Ash St., Celina • www.hpcapital.com This list is not comprehensive.

• 2151 Prairie Drive, Prosper • www.aldersprosper.com

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As the summer temperatures heat up, Master Gardener SuEllen Mooney oers expert tips on how to maintain your landscape and garden as well as best practices for water conservation. Mooney is a Collin County Master Gardener, a title she earned in 2016 following the required completion of 12 weeks of horticulture-centric classes and 65 volunteer hours, eight of which must be done at the county-owned Myers Park Research and Demonstration Gardens in McKinney. Collin County Master Gardener Association classes include soil science, plant science, landscaping, water conservation, container gardening, vegetable gardening and more. Expert shares garden, lawn tips What you need to know Mulch: Apply adequate mulch. CCMGA recommends nely shredded hardwood mulch layered about three inches deep which will result in the soil being about 30 degrees cooler than uncovered soil. Don’t plant in the summer: Understand Texas summers and know that planting new plants in the middle of the summer is not a good idea because they will require a lot of water. Wait to plant when the temperatures are cooler. Water eectively: The most eective watering is a drip system. If you don’t have drip installed, water early in the morning and water around the base of the plant so there’s not a lot of wastage. If you water the leaves, it can result in mold.

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Kathy Fonville, who serves as the public education manager for the North Texas Municipal Water District, provided additional tips on conserving water in existing lawns and landscapes. She also pointed out that these actions can help manage water bills. Water no more than twice a week: A critical factor to a healthy, drought- tolerant landscape is applying the right amount of water, at the right times. Watering deeply, but infrequently, develops a strong and healthy root system. Any more than that is not needed, even during the summer. Check your sprinkler system: At least once a month, check the system to make sure it’s functioning properly and not wasting water. Water before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m.: This will help minimize water loss due to evaporation during the active growing season. Also, it is better to water in the early morning. Cycle & Soak: Use the Cycle & Soak irrigation method, which involves short period of watering with half-hour breaks, to minimize water runo.

Mooney polled a group of CCMGA members requesting their list of must-have gardening tools. The top responses included:

Shovel and narrow trowel for clay soil

Pruning shears

Mini garden claw or cultivator

Moisture meter

Garden gloves/garden sleeves

Also of note

A Hori Hori garden knife, which is a versatile Japanese gardening tool designed for digging, cutting and weeding—featuring a concave steel blade with both a straight and serrated edge—was also included in the must- have gardening tools list.

Mooney said members of CCMGA work in the Myers Park Research and Demonstration Gardens in north McKinney starting at 7 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Guests are invited to visit with them as they work and ask gardening questions. Other upcoming events include a summer speaker series, viewable via Zoom, and A Walk in the Park 2025 to be held Sept. 27. This annual event features Q&A opportunities with master gardeners and watching local artists with the McKinney Plein Air Society at work. Artists in the group paint their art outdoors.

CCMGA members incorporate a drip irrigation system in their landscaping.

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The housing supply in Tarrant County has seen a 25.8% increase year-over-year, Realtor Newman Dalton said.

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Housing market highlights According to data collected by the Collin County Area Realtors, there were several notable year- over-year changes in various portions of the metro area during the month of April.

The number of homes sold decreased in all ZIP codes across the areas of Flower Mound, Highland Village and Argyle. Three of the four area ZIP codes in Colleyville, Southlake and Grapevine had a drop in median sales price year-over-year. The number of homes sold decreased year- over-year in ve out of six Plano ZIP codes.

Keller Williams Realtor Newman Dalton speaks on DFW housing market Throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, changes in the housing market have contrib- uted to trends that may favor buyers, industry professionals say. In an interview with Community Impact , Realtor Newman Dalton of Keller Williams Realty in South- lake discussed some of the changes the market is seeing this summer for both buyers and sellers. Dalton posts content on his YouTube page, The Roof List, looking at the DFW housing market. What have you seen so far in the past ve to six months in the dierence in the housing market? We’re not necessarily going through a recovery in terms of ... going to go back to where things were in 2020, 2021, 2022; I think we’re actually going through more of a correction. It doesn’t look as though we’re going back to 2.5% or 3% mortgage rates. We’re probably going to be settling back into

Three of the four ZIP codes in Frisco saw a decrease in the average home sales price when compared to last year.

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normal. If you look at the last 40 years, ... between 1981 and 1983, mortgage rates got up to 18% and that was one anomaly on one end. Then the completely other end was what we saw in [20]21 and [20]22 with the lower mortgage rates, whereas the average is 7.42%. It’s actually looking like a market correction, maybe leaning toward more of a buyer’s market. What leads to the market becoming a buyer’s market? Some homes are experiencing price drops on listings in the area. The other thing is days on market. If you have price drops, [if] you have long days on market, then you’ve got a little bit more bargaining power on the side of buyers.

If somebody wants to sell a home, what are things you kind of recommend they do, or what should they do before they list it? You want to make sure that your home is in a good state of repair. Pay attention to the details. I was at a home, showing some folks the house. The seller had done, I want to say, approximately $20,000 worth of structural repairs, but then there was a ... vent in the ceiling that was missing, so it’s a hole in the ceiling. While the seller had spent all that time and money correcting their foundation and other things, all the person in the home could see was that missing air vent. That kind of mentally negated everything else. Just making sure your home is in a good state of repair is going to make you a lot more competitive.

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Foley Pools’ “Paver Paradise” features a resort-style pool and spa, putting green and paver decking.

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A Foley Pools project called “Crystal Cove” features a covered patio and poolside seating.

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Foley Pools oers yard beautication services In the early ‘90s, when brothers John and Kevin Foley were teenagers, they worked at their par- ent’s company—Foley Pools, which was founded in 1992.

Foley Pools is owned and operated by Kevin Foley, (from left) Steven Benavides and John Foley.

building outdoor living spaces such as arbors, structures, outdoor kitchens and putting greens. During the design consultation phase, custom- ers discuss their goals including privacy needs and pool usage plans. Throughout the process, customers have access to a construction software that provides schedul- ing updates. Going forward As the current owners think about what the future of Foley Pools will look like, they point out that they each have at least one child working for the company. Many of their subcontractors are also multi-generational.

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In 2020, the brothers, along with longtime fam- ily friend Steven Benavides, bought the company from their parents, John and Sandy Foley. What they oer The pool company’s top requested services are new pool builds, pool service and repair, and pool refreshes. “We get a lot of calls [saying], ‘I have a circa 1984 kidney-shaped pool [with] white plaster, I want to give it a facelift,’” Benavides said. Additional services Foley Pools oers includes

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What’s happening?

Mesa Verde New residential development at the southeast corner of Celina Parkway and County Road 59. • Size: 40 acres • Number of homes: 130 single-family lots

Silo Crossing New residential development at the corner of EGMoore Parkway and North Louisiana Drive. • Size: 130 acres • Number of homes: 325 single- family lots The Parks at Wilson Creek Master-planned community at the corner of Roseland Parkway and East Outerloop. • Size: 720 acres • Number of homes: 2,400 single-family lots

Celina officials have approved plans for several developments in recent months that bring more land and homes into the city. In May, Celina City Council approved plans for three new single-family neighborhoods that could bring nearly 500 more homes and 196 acres of land to the city. More homes are up for consideration in Prosper as well. At a June 17 meeting, the Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission discussed a proposed 373.5- acre project that could bring a few hundred more homes to the town. The plans for the proposed development, called Prosper Oaks, call for 275 single-family homes and 525 age-restricted units for those 55 and older. The project was tabled and is still being considered by Prosper officials.

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Prosper Oaks A proposed single-family development in Prosper at the corner of FM 1385

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and Parvin Road. • Size: 373 acres

Millen Farms New residential development at the corner of Preston Road and Frontier Parkway. • Size: 26 acres • Number of homes: 58 single-family homes

• Number of homes: 275 single-family lots, 525 age-restricted homes

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Cawthorn said. “[Celina] is destined to grow at that same rate that Plano did back in the day and that Frisco did and that we’ve seen Prosper experience. Celina is next.” The reason builders keep developing in the Prosper-Celina area is its proximity to long-stand- ing employment centers along the Dallas North Tollway, Cawthorn said. The continued expansion of the toll road northward into Grayson County will bring even more growth to the area, he said.

Single-family home permit filings have increased year-over-year in Celina between 2022- 24. In that same time, these filings have decreased in Prosper. Tom Cawthorn, president of the Dallas division of home builder Taylor Morrison, said Prosper is approaching build-out. He suspects this may be slowing down single-family home growth in the town and sending it to neighboring Celina. “The next logical step northward is Celina,”

Single-family permits filed

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