New Construction
20 articles on New Construction from Mali Gariani: market data, neighborhood detail, and what it actually means for your move.
PID Assessments in North Texas: What Outlasts the Builder
A public improvement district repays infrastructure through your tax bill for decades. How to find one before you offer, and what paying it off really costs.
North Texas Master-Planned Communities: How to Compare Them
Amenity centres, trail miles and an HOA that runs like a small government. What the assessments buy, what they do not, and how build-out changes the deal.
Build-to-Rent in North Texas: What It Means for Small Investors
Institutional capital now builds whole neighborhoods to rent. Where those communities are, what they do to local rents, and how to compete with one.
Selling a House in Celina, TX When the Builder Is Your Competition
In a city this new, most of your comparables are still under construction and their seller can change the price weekly. What a resale actually has to offer.
Selling a House in Wylie, TX: Pricing Against New Construction
Your competition is not only the resale down the street. It is a builder two miles away who can buy down the rate. How to price and position against that.
Wylie, TX: A Wylie Address Doesn’t Mean Wylie ISD (2026)
Wylie spans three counties and five school districts - the mailbox address won’t tell you which school your kid attends. What to verify first, plus prices.
HOA vs MUD vs PID in Texas: What Each Costs You (2026)
HOA, MUD, and PID: three charges, three sets of rules, and only one you can pay off. What each really costs a North Texas buyer - and the notice you’re owed.
Little Elm, TX Real Estate: The Suburb on the Water (2026)
Little Elm has real Lewisville Lake frontage and North Texas’s largest swim beach. Two things buyers miss: it’s Denton County, and three ISDs split the town.
New Construction vs Resale Homes in North Texas (2026)
New construction or resale in DFW? An honest look at the trade-offs - builder negotiations, warranties, resale value, and what agents won’t say out loud.
Celina, TX Real Estate: Inside a Fast-Growing City (2026)
Celina, TX is among the fastest-growing cities in the US. What buyers should know about prices, schools, infrastructure, and whether now’s the time to buy.
Prosper, TX Real Estate: Is It Worth the Drive? (2026)
Prosper, TX is one of Collin County’s fastest-growing towns. What buyers should know about prices, schools, commutes, and whether it’s the right move.
Builder Incentives in North Texas: What They Give and What They Take
Almost every incentive is tied to the in-house lender or to standing inventory. How to price the trade honestly, and what is negotiable that nobody asks for.
How to Choose a Lot in a North Texas New Build
The lot premium is the least reversible decision in the whole purchase. Drainage, orientation, easements, and the greenbelt that becomes a road.
Do You Need an Agent to Buy New Construction? (Texas, 2026)
The sales office works for the builder, the contract is not the TREC form, and the price is rarely where the negotiation is. What representation actually changes.
Builder Rate Buydowns in North Texas: Read the Whole Offer
A 2-1 buydown, a permanent rate buydown and a price concession are three different things worth three different amounts. How to compare them on one number.
Why Your Payment Jumped: Escrow Shortages on New Construction in Texas
The first-year tax bill on a new house is often assessed on a lot, not a house. The second one is not, and that is where the payment increase comes from.
Lavon, TX Real Estate: New Construction on the Lake (2026)
A bedroom community on Lavon Lake with two large master-planned communities, prices below everything west of it, an honest 34-minute commute, and no freeway.
Princeton, TX Real Estate: What Buyers Should Know (2026)
The cheapest new construction in Collin County, and the city that had to stop issuing permits. What both facts mean for someone buying there now.
Melissa, TX Real Estate: What Buyers Should Know (2026)
One school district, US 75 frontage, and a city actually building a commercial tax base rather than living off rooftops. The trade is distance.
Anna, TX Real Estate: What Buyers Should Know (2026)
One of the least expensive places in Collin County to buy new construction, and one of the furthest from the jobs. Who that math works for and who it does not.