Wait a second?? Should I really be blogging about GIVING A HOME AWAY? Shouldn't I be blogging about how I can help you BUY or SELL a home? Not get one for FREE? Usually - but in this case, I had to share with my readers information about Darling Homes "Lucky U Home Giveaway" benefitting Mane Gait! MainGate is a local non-profit organization that provides therapeutic riding lessons for children and adults with physical, cognitive, sensory, emotional and learning disabilities. The brand new Darling Home is estimated to be valued at $370,000 and is located in Whitley Place of Prosper, TX.  Whitley Place is a country-like setting located on Custer Road, just one mile North of Hwy 380. You can enjoy the country setting with the conveniences of the big cities nearby and EASY commuting! The lu... 03/11/2011

The current school year is still in session but it's time to start thinking and preparing for 2011-2012. Prosper ISD will be holding Pre-K and Kindergarten Round Up starting Wednesday, March 30th and March 31st at the PISD Administration Building Cafeteria.  Times for both days will be 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.  In order to register the student you must have all of the following documentation. 1. Birth Certificate 2. Social Security Card 3.  Current Shot Record 4.  Parent's Drivers License 5.  Proof of Residence (copy of current utility bill with parent's name on it) ***Prosper ISD also offers a 50/50- English/Spanish program known as the 2-Way Dual Language Program to all Pre-K and K PISD students.  This program is located at Folsom Elementary School.  Both qualifying and non-qualifying stud... 03/09/2011

  PROSPER HIGH SCHOOL 2011-2012 CHEERLEADER AND MASCOT TRYOUTS ARE JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.   HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT DATES YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOUR LOOKING TO TRY OUT. MARCH 8TH- MANDATORY PARENT AND CANDIDATE TRYOUT MEETING AT 6:00pm AT PHS. APRIL 4TH AND 5TH- MANDATORY TROUT CLINIC AT THE PHS GYM 2 FROM 4:45 TO 7:30.  THE CANDIDATES WILL LEARN ALL TRYOUT MATERIAL ON THESE DAYS. APRIL 7TH- MOCK TRYOUTS AT THE PHS GYM 2.  TIME: 4:45-6:30pm. FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH- THE BIG DAY-  TRYOUTS WILL START PROMPTLY AT 5:00pm AT PROSPER HIGH SCHOOL. ***Tryout packages are available online at www.phseaglecheer.com or in the front office at PHS or Reynolds Middle School. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE CANDIDATES!    REMEMBER:  SMILE, POINT YOUR TOES, SHARP MOVES, EYE CONTACT AND JUST HAVE FUN PERFORMING!!!  03/01/2011

Get your party on in the ultimate Prime Time house and party palace ranch in Prosper, TX.   There's plenty of land (over 100acres) and garages for all your four wheelers if you like to get outside and ride around some.    If football is your thing there's your own little or BIG league field.  If tennis is your thing there's a court.  If inside is your thing there's a basketball court, bowling alley, movie theater and billiard room.  (Do you think Prime Time plays billiards or shoots pool?)   If fishing is your thing, there's a 12 acre lake.   If swimming is your thing there are INDOOR and OUTDOOR pools.  If turning wrenches or driving Bentley's is your thing there's a garage for 10 cars. If privacy is your thing, it sits way back from Preston Road, so you can see all your friends before... 02/11/2011

  Prosper Texas Market Report for November 2010     Prosper Texas Dec 2009 Dec 2010 % Change New Listings 15 39 160.0% Closed Sales 33 13 -60.6% Listings Under Contract 12 24 100.0% Average Days On Market 84 80 -4.8% Inventory 178 195 9.6% Average Sales Price $299,679 $325,808 8.7%     Prosper had significant growth in its average sales price last December. The downside is we have more new listings and fewer closings over this time last year. This results in more competition for you if you are trying to sell your prosper home. Deb and I can't stress enough the value of a home that is in tip top shape. You are facing stiff competition to attract the ready, willing and able buyers. One of the most important tactics to sell your prosper home is eliminating all possible objections that a po... 02/11/2011

If you are looking for new residential construction in Prosper, TX and the DFW Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex area, you've come to the right place. Click on the link for a list of New Homes in Prosper, TX. Please be advised new construction has slowed significantly in the past couple of years. There are often very few spec homes built by builders, so often you will need to start the process from the ground up. Many areas like Southlake, Flower Mound, and Colleyville have very few new residential developments due to space constraints. Lots of people like to shop for new homes on their own. My advice is to STOP, call Bruce Lynn, Your Realtor with Keller Williams Realty first at 214-675-6992 and bring me with you on the VERY 1st visit to the builder. You will save time, money, and often lot... 01/24/2011

Prosper Texas Market Report for November 2010 Prosper had 23.2% less new listings, 31.8% less closed sales, 27.3% less listings under contract than this time last year. The great news is it took 40% less time to sell your Prosper home and you got 25.1% more money for it. Its true, Prosper is having a great November compared to last year at this time.   Available Homes in Prosper Texas   Deb and I are ready, willing and able to help you with your real estate needs in Prosper. Give us a call or shoot us an email when your ready!   01/13/2011

  PLEASE JOIN US THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AS THE LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH IN PROSPER, TEXAS PRESENTS "OUR FINEST GIFTS WE BRING."  IT IS A BROADWAY- STYLE CHRISTMAS MUSICAL ABOUT MARY AND JOESPH AND THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS.  THE MUSICAL WILL INCLUDE:  STOMPERS, TAP DANCERS, BALLET, HIP HOP DANCERS,  AND AN ADULT AND CHILDREN'S CHOIR. PLEASE COME AND BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO EXPERIENCE ALL THE WONDER INSPIRATION OF THIS CHRISTMAS STORY. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11TH @ 7:00 PM AND  SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 @ 10:00 AM (childcare will be provided for the little ones)  Josslyn:  My daughter will be singing in the Chior. 12/10/2010

There are only two weeks left before Christmas and the students and faculty at Folsom Elementary are getting into the Christmas Spirit with the 12 Day count down to Christmas.   Each day is represented with a special dress attire.  Here is the 12 day count down schedule. 12/2  Warm Ups 12/3  Christmas Trees 12/6 Candy Cane Stripes 12/7  Holiday Socks 12/8  Christmas Tops 12/10  Christmas Tees 12/13  Christmas Cheer on your head 12/14  Red and Green 12/15  Reindeer 12/16  Snowmen 12/17  Christmas Colors   12/08/2010

Prosper Texas Market Report for October 2010 Prosper has had some great news for October 2010, the length of time its taking to sell a home is down a whopping 57% and closed sales are up over 50%. This is excellent news for Prosper! The only negative we are seeing is a decrease of 18% in the average home price, but thats to be expected in the current market. When your ready to buy or sell in Prosper, give Deb or myself a call or head over to our website and put us to work for you. For more information on Prosper, please visit our Prosper Page.   Prosper Texas Oct 2009 Oct 2010 % Change New Listings 49 40 -18.4% Closed Sales 13 20 53.8% Listings Under Contract 26 24 -7.7% Average Days On Market 197 83 -57.9% Inventory 199 201 1.0% Average Sales Price $356,532 $292,516 -18.0%       12/04/2010

    Friday,  November 19, 2010 is Grandparents and Special Friends' Day at Folsom Elementary.   All special guest are invited to have breakfast and lunch with the students.  This is a great time to enjoy our little ones and have a wonderful Thanksgiving meal with your child.     Pre-K / Kinder-  Breakfast 7:30-8:45 The Folsom Cafeteria staff will be serving pancakes and sausage on a stick, and sausage / egg tacos. Grades 1st thru 4th- Lunch (11:00- 1:15)   Roasted Turkey with cornbread stuffing and several other sides will be served for lunch.                                                                       . 11/18/2010

PROSPER ISD AND THE TOWN OF PROSPER IS ONCE AGAIN HOLDING IT'S ANNUAL "STUFF THE BUS". Starting Monday, November 1st - November 5th bring your donated items to any Prosper schools in the district between 7:30 am to 4:00 pm for drop offs. Sunday, November 7th between 2:00 and 4:00 pm the bus will visit some of the communities throughout Prosper for special pick ups in the the neighborhoods.  All items collected will be donated to the BETHLEHEM PLACE OF PROSPER and the COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY OF MCKINNEY.   FOOD ITEMS NEEDED:  Canned fruit & vegetables, cereal, oatmeal, baby formula, baby food, tuna, soup cans, dried pasta, fruit bars, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter and jelly. NON-FOOD ITEMS NEEDED:   Disposable Diapers, Baby Wipes and toilet paper. Thank you for your support in helping the... 10/31/2010

Today, one of my listings that came off the market in Prosper, TX is being shown to a prospective buyer.  That listing actually came off the market a couple of weeks ago.  The owner decided not to sell the house.  That was, until a buyer made contact through their agent and asked me if this home was still available.  We reactivated the listing, for this buyer, and they are touring it now.  They have no competition for this home.  Nobody else is aware the home is available.  And, the owner is thrilled that this buyer liked their home enough from the marketing that they all but demanded to have it included in their home tour. Sounds like a win/win, right?  You would be correct.  Sometimes, a home comes off the market early, because the sellers become fatigued waiting for their buyers to g... 10/29/2010

 On Friday October 22nd, Prosper Eagles will be hosting a COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE during the the Nevada Community Football game.   This will be a great night to watch a district football game along with participating in helping your town in fighting hunger for some local families.   Before the game tonight, go through your pantry and pack a box of canned goods and bring it to the game.   This is the time of the year when we open our hearts and help others that are not as fortunate as us.  Anyone and everyone is invited to participate in this great cause. This event is hosted by:  Prosper High School Student Council.             10/22/2010

You moved to Prosper, TX.  You love your home.  You change your air filters out quarterly.  You mow your lawn every week.  You put out fresh mulch in the landscaping once a year.  You run your sprinklers when we don't have steady rainfall.  Is this the extent of your home maintenance schedule?  Someone who has become a good friend to me in the past ten years is the local plumber.  Believe it or not, he is the one contractor who gets called out to homes more than any other, in the course of my home sale transactions.  But, it isn't usually for plumbing issues.  That surprised me.  The most common reason we call out a plumber for repairs during the course of a real estate transaction, in my experience, has been to do routine maintenance to gas fixtures in the home that have never been ser... 10/22/2010

New resident of Prosper will get a chance to get to know some of the businesses in town if they attend the annual event called Prosper 101.  This year it will be held at Reynolds Middle School Gym on Tuesday October 19th from 6:30 - 8:00. Who are some of the businesses and organizations signed up for this year's event? Local churches, Eagles Wings Athletics, Pac Fitness, Great Clips, Scrubbin Green, Prosper Youth Sports, Prosper Dance Force, State Farm, Town of Prosper Police, and Betsey Lucido Design. It's a one day event, full of information about your community!  10/19/2010

In my humble opinion, the foreclosure freeze has been a long-time coming.  The foreclosures and short sales have been handled in such a way that (again, in my opinion), there isn't a big bank out there that should pat themselves on the back for the handling of these properties. As a home seller in Prosper, TX - what does the foreclosure freeze mean to you? 1.  Those foreclosure properties are currently 'off the market'.  This creates opportunity for you.  Qualified buyers in our area look at foreclosures, but I've found them buy normal resale homes or new construction in higher numbers.  Some of your competition went away temporarily.  Supply and demand basic rules imply that we should see some positive outcomes for the homes where there is no lender involvement in the sale. 2.  The med... 10/14/2010

If you are looking to purchase a home in Prosper, TX in October, you'll very likely be using 30-day sale comps to compose your offer.  Here's what the last 30-day sale comps show us in Prosper: 16 total home sales in the last 30 calendar days, as opposed to 22 homes sold in the 30-days prior 6 of those sales had sale prices above $100/sf 8 of those sales had sale prices above $91/sf 12 of those sales were of 4-bedroom homes 11 of those sales were of homes with 3 or more garage spaces The average days on market was 128 The average square footage of living space (heated and cooled / non-garage) was over 3,400sf The average lot size was .55 acres The average age of a sold home was 4 years old The average sale price was $324,302 8 of those sales were between $350,000 and $825,000 8 of those... 10/11/2010

It was true last year at this time in Prosper, Texas, I predicted it at the beginning of 2010, and it's proving true again this year:  In 4th quarter, we are very limited on completed builder spec home options, and the best overall values in the final quarter of 2010 are actually in the resale home market.  It's true all over Collin County, TX.  You aren't likely to find deals like this from a builder: *A 5-bedroom home, built in 2001, in a gated community, with over 4500sf of living space, gameroom, study, pool, spa, and over a half acre of total lot size for $474,900. *A 4-bedroom former builder model home with two studies, pool, spa, over 4,000sf, 3-car attached garage, a detached 2-car garage/workshop, study, gameroom, and media room, over a third of an acre of total lot size and a ... 10/04/2010

In scanning the 168 active homes in the MLS in Prosper, TX today, I noticed that some agents have entered the area and subarea incorrectly.  This can be disastrous for a home sale, since many agents search for properties by the MLS geographic area.  The correct Area for Prosper, TX is 59.  The subarea is 1.  Every home listing in Prosper, TX should be using this combination.  Area 31/1 - Denton County, North of Hwy 380.  This designation is really for unincorporated parts of Denton County.  Prosper, TX is in Collin County.  Why might an agent use area 31?  Could be innocent mistake, where they are guessing at the county and guessed wrong.  Or, it could be a conscious effort to put the listing into an area code that is lower than 59, so the home shows up higher on a listing of available ... 10/03/2010