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Prosper Independent School District 2009 Newsletters

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For current information from our Prosper ISD via Dr. Watkins weekly newsletter use this link.
 

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Prosper Awareness Campaign Press Release

Prosper, TX (May 21, 2009) Prosper is a great place to raise a family because it combines the charm and relaxed lifestyle of a small town with big city conveniences, according to a new Prosper Awareness Campaign launched by a group of Town leaders, home builders and developers [...]

DFW Real Estate Rebound Depends on Economy

As Brendan Case wrote in the Sunday Dallas Morning News,  some gloom, no doom! Only a year ago DFW ranked as one of the hottest job markets in the country.  But in the last 6 months we have had a free fall in lost jobs and lost builders.  Lyssa Jenkens, chief economist of the Dallas [...]

Prosper Home Activity Dwindles in April

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April stats just came in from Collin County Association of  Realtors and to no one’s surprise, it was a lackluster month again for Prosper, McKinney and Frisco.  Plano is looking better but not great.
Before we review the  stats, did you know what the populations are for the four cities?  As of January 2009 [...]

Plano Home Prices – It’s Not Your National Average Situation

OFHEO is the acronym for the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.  This government office maintains an extensive data set for home prices around the country, updated quarterly.  It is comprised of nine major census divisions.  But what sets it apart from the other widely-known index, the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index, is the depth [...]

Frisco and McKinney Homes…Best Time To Buy?

Waiting to Purchase Real Estate?
Sure, housing’s in a hole but there’s a strong case for buying now! Ignore the headlines. That’s no easy thing. How do you tune out all the chatter on recession, housing woes and the credit crunch? When prices are falling, few people have the discipline to buy [...]

Collin County Foreclosures Down

Collin County Foreclosures Down Over Same Time Last Year
For the first time in several years, the number of new residential foreclosures is down in Collin County and surrounding areas. The first quarter of 2009 showed an 11.9 decrease in the number of new foreclosures over the same time last year, reports CCAR. In addition, [...]

Title Insurance…3 Huge Reasons You Must Have This When Buying a Home

Why do I need title insurance?

Would you buy a house if a prior owner’s ex-wife or a deceased prior owner’s grandchildren, or even a lender who was owed $100 on an old bank note could take your house from you? The answer would probably be no.

A title company has systems in place [...]

Prosper and Celina North Tollway Update

While just about  everybody and their dog knows that the Dallas North Tollway now runs all the way from downtown Dallas to highway #380 in Prosper,  many may not know about the 17.6 mile extension that is vigorously being planned.  This extension will continue though  Prosper and Celina and terminate in  Grayson County at the [...]