Real estate
BY KAREN CHANEY
Home Edition
2025
Readers, welcome to your annual CI Home Edition! It’s that time of year where our local news team digs into stories affecting housing, homeowners and real estate in McKinney. This guide includes highlights on key housing development trends, technology-driven housing projects and more. Stories found within the guide include a look into housing development trends in north McKinney, gardening and landscaping tips from the Collin County Master Gardener Association, and local real estate data. In another story, learn about Nejeeb Khan and his business Netze.Homes, which is using technology to develop sustainable steel-framed homes made of recycled cars. Additionally, read about McKinney resident Roy Ponder and his work to keep residents of North Texas weather-aware through his social media channels and weather-prepared through his home services business, StormHero. All of the stories in this guide are written by our team of local journalists who are invested in keeping you informed in your community. This guide is made possible by advertisements from local businesses that support our mission to provide free, useful news.
What's inside
Learn more about home development trends in north McKinney (Page 26)
Shelbie Hamilton Editor shamilton@ communityimpact.com
Roy Ponder aims to keep homeowners weather-aware — see the details (Page 30)
See homes sold, other real estate data from May (Page 33)
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As the summer temperatures heat up, Master Gardener SuEllen Mooney offers expert tips on how to maintain landscapes and gardens 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 finely shredded hardwood mulch layered about 3 inches deep, which will result in the soil being about 30 degrees cooler than uncovered soil. Don’t plant in the summer: Planting new plants in the middle of the summer is not a good idea because they will require a lot of water. Plant in cooler temperatures. Water effectively: The most effective 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.
One more thing
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. 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.
Recommended gardening tools include:
Mini garden claw or cultivator Moisture meter
Shovel and narrow trowel for clay soil
Pruning shears
Garden gloves/ garden sleeves
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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