Buying & Selling Tips

Home / Should I list my Prosper or Celina home this fall or wait until spring?   It depends on who you’d rather compete with. Fall has fewer active buyers, but the ones out looking now are motivated, and you’re competing against a smaller pool of listings. Spring brings more buyers and more competition, including […]

Home / What does it mean for sellers that Collin County home values are falling?   Collin County home values were down 6.1% year over year as of early 2026, with inventory up 62% above average and homes taking around 43 days to go under contract. If you’re selling in Prosper, Celina, McKinney, or Frisco

Home / Most North DFW empty nesters downsizing out of a family home in Prosper, Celina, McKinney, or Frisco move to single-story homes with lower maintenance, either in an established neighborhood closer to Plano’s amenities or into a smaller, newer build within their current city. The right answer depends on whether you want to stay

Home / Most sellers moving up in Prosper or Celina are better off getting their current home on the market before committing to a new construction contract, because builders are currently offering financing incentives, like 2/1 rate buydowns bringing first-year rates near 3%, that put move-up buyers at a real disadvantage if they’re competing on

Home / What do new construction rate buydowns actually cost buyers in Prosper and Celina?   Builders in Prosper and Celina are advertising $10,000 to $30,000 in incentives through 2/1 rate buydowns, temporarily dropping your first-year rate to around 2.875% to 3%. Most of these offers require you to use the builder’s preferred lender, which

Home / What is an HOA resale certificate, and how much does it cost in Prosper or Celina?   An HOA resale certificate is a packet of documents from your homeowners association, covering your CC&Rs, current dues, reserve fund balance, and any pending assessments or lawsuits, that most title companies require before closing. In Texas,

Home / By Stacy Cate People usually think about what they are paying a realtor, but the part that rarely gets discussed is what the wrong guidance can cost during a transaction.   Not in one obvious moment, but in the small decisions that happen from the first offer all the way through closing. That

Home / By Stacy Cate Before anyone schedules a tour, before anyone drives through your neighborhood, before anyone reads your listing description, they have already made a decision about your home on a phone screen.That is the first showing. And it happens long before you ever know someone looked. The Photos   Bad lighting can

Home / By Stacy Cate You are scrolling through listings late at night and a home stops you completely. The kitchen looks like it belongs in a magazine. The backyard looks like something out of a landscape design book.   You save it before you even finish scrolling.   Then you see it in person

Home / By Stacy Cate   People usually think about what they are paying a realtor, but the part that rarely gets discussed is what the wrong guidance can cost during a transaction.   Not in one obvious moment, but in the small decisions that happen from the first offer all the way through closing.