Celina Texas Real Estate Market - March 2008 (edit/delete)
As of March 2008, the Celina Texas real estate market in Collin County is relatively stable, compared to the rest of the country .

FEBRUARY 2008

Homes for Sale (MLS) 144

Median Home Price: $274,900

New Homes for Sale: 29

Median New Home Price: $196,290 0.0%

Celina Foreclosures: 29

Celina Foreclosure Median Price: $118,901

About Celina Texas

Located in Collin County, 15 miles northwest of McKinney and just 35 miles north of Dallas, Celina is a small city that's growing quickly due to its close proximity to the DFW Metroplex. Many new homes and new homebuilder neighborhoods are cropping up in the area. Many people build custom homes in Celina as it is a place to build the ranch home of your dreams or your very own country estate. In Celina you can enjoy a country setting that's close to city conveniences.

Once a farming community, Celina is now in the process of turning into a suburban oasis of custom homes tucked away in its natural country setting.

Celina Real Estate Texas

New Homes in Celina TX

Fun things to do in Celina, Texas at these nearby lakes: Lake Ray Roberts, Lake Lewisville and Lake Dallas.

- Biking
- Birdwatchers
- Boating
- Camping
- Equestrians
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horse Back Riding
- Swimming

Celina Texas is a small city that's growing quickly due to its close proximity to the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex. Many new homes and new homebuilder neighborhoods are cropping up in the area. Many people build custom homes in Celina as it is a place to build the ranch home of your dreams or your very own country estate. In Celina you can enjoy a country setting that's close to city conveniences.

Home Buyers Find Variety of Choices at Area Metropolex Neighborhoods

Homebuyers are finding that varied neighborhoods mean attractive choices on homes ready for occupancy and on to-be-built homes across all Centex Homes communities. It is the latest addition to the Prosper real estate offerings. Artesia in Prosper is a master-planned community featuring three distinct neighborhoods – The Falls, The Parks and The Vistas.

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Frisco Hopes to Speed Light Rail System Development

The City Council approved a resolution Tuesday that adds Frisco to a group of cities that will work together to find consultants to create a business plan for a light rail line that would connect the participating municipalities.

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Search beautiful custom homes with this premier Frisco Realtor.

Family Plumbing Business Evolves Into Luxury Showcase

In 2000, Jeffrey Goodman decided to go north. His family's plumbing business, Goodman Supply, expanded from its South Lamar location after 60 years in Dallas when he realized the next boomtown was Frisco.

According to his research, Mr. Goodman found that Frisco, McKinney and Celina would each grow by 200,000 in the next 20 years and that the overall market in Frisco would show home prices hovering around $250,000.

Luxury homeowners and homebuilders in the area, he realized, had been neglected in the upscale kitchen and bath department.

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Jerry Jones Teamed Up with Lincoln Property for Prosper Town Center

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has teamed up with developer Lincoln Property Co. to begin marketing a 500-acre "town center" complex at Preston Road and U.S. Highway 380.

Called the Gates of Prosper, the urban-style development is located on land that Mr. Jones' Blue Star Land Co. has owned for almost 10 years.

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For other real estate developments in the area, go to Prosper Commercial Properties.

Celina Receives Grant for $350,000 from ORCA

The City of Celina received a $350,000 Community Development Supplemental Fund grant from the Office of Rural Community Affairs to address problems caused by deteriorated water distribution lines.

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Know more about this bustling community at Celina Realty.

German Investor Buys Frisco Shopping Center

A German investor has purchased a Frisco shopping center.

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP said Thursday that it has completed the sale of The Shops at Preston Ridge, a 59,973-square-foot retail center near Stonebriar Centre mall.

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Health and Safety Fair and Community Expo

October 4, 2008, 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Multi Purpose Facility
Prosper High School
300 Eagle Ln. Prosper, TX 75078

The Annual Prosper Police Health and Safety Exposition will exhibit information, equipment, supplies and success stories that showcase health and safety to the community. The Expo is also used to promote small and large products and commercial activities to the community of Prosper, TX.

Eldorado Parkway - First Project to Receive SH 121 Funds

Frisco home owners will be among the first to benefit from the sale of State Highway 121 to the North Texas Tollway Authority as the expansion of Eldorado Parkway has been selected as the first project in the state to receive funds.

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News Sources for Frisco, Celina and Prosper Texas

• Frisco Enterprise
• Frisco News - Topix
• Frisco Net News - Your source for comprehensive community information with a message forum.
• Frisco Style - Monthly Frisco lifestyle magazine.
• FSpN - Frisco Sports and News
  
• Celina Record - Celina Star Community Newspaper
  
  

Celina School System - Celina ISD

Why move to the small town of Celina Texas? Perhaps you're dismayed with the big city school systems, not to mention the price of private schools. Some parents think that smaller towns offer their children a better quality education than the typical big-city school system. If you're not too keen on Carrollton ISD, Dallas ISD or Plano ISD because of the high student/teacher ratio and other big city-school issues, you may consider Celina Schools a more welcome place for your child's education.

With only four schools in the city, your child is bound to be more than just a number!

• CELINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1st - 3rd Grades
• CELINA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 4th - 6th Grades
• CELINA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 7th - 8th Grades
• CELINA HIGH SCHOOL 9th - 12th Grades

Celina Texas is a town north of Dallas that's destined for greatness. As peaceful as any small-country town can be with vast plains of grass, cattle, ranches and farms--it's hard to believe it's so close to the city. The roads in Celina are great--paved, well constructed and ready for the influx of suburbanites sure to move to the city in the next few years in search of sprawling land and serene small-town country feel.

An excerpt from the Celina Record of 1937 states: " If you are casting about for a good place to make your home you should visit Celina and see for yourself what it has to offer. Some here occasionally say the grass is greener elsewhere and move away, but most of them decide there is no use trying to find a better place in which to live and rear their families, come back and settle down firmly fixed in their belief that trying is a waste of time".

Celina Texas

Celina Texas is a quaint little town just North of dallas off of Highway 389. Don't let the vast countryscape and the naustalgic downtown scenery fool you--Celina is a boom town. While the country feel of the area will remain, homes are being built in droves in this quiet North Texas city. If it's anything like nearby Plano, McKinney or Frisco, Celina TX will grow very quickly as families head north from DFW in search of affordable housing with generous square footage and custom designer details.

Now is the time to take advantage of the affordable price of real estate in the area, while there is still land to buy at reasonable prices. Contact Celina Real Estate Agent and Homebuilders, Tracie & Rod Davis.