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Intel from our agents: Five suburban cities worth checking out if you’re considering a move to North Texas

As a big part of the North Texas real estate boom, Plano enjoys the same affluent feel as downtown Dallas, but just 20 miles to the south. Local residents love Plano — population nearing 300,000 — because Texas’ ninth-largest city takes a pass on the rush-rush pace of the big city. We happen to know Plano as the [...]

A new home for your cars, too: 6809 Mulhouse Court in Plano’s Normandy Estates is a car-collector’s dream, where the garage offers room for six cherished rides. You’ll be pampered, too, with the home’s wine room, wet bar, media room, chef’s kitchen, prep kitchen, guest suite, game room and yoga room. The luxuries continue outdoors: covered patio; loggia; kitchen; and modern pool. This high-octane private oasis is new on briggsfreeman.com and represented by expert agents [...]

At the new premier hub for virtual tours — briggsfreeman.com/tour — explore this unbelievable estate home in Plano's prestigious Willow Bend Country neighborhood. 2000 Willow Bend Drive brims with almost limitless luxuries: circle driveway; fountain; custom wrought-iron doors; Venetian-plaster cupola over the grand foyer; chef’s kitchen; wine cellar; wood-fired pizza oven; full bar in the den; media room; game room; and guest [...]

There is room to roam at 6805 Mulhouse Court in Plano, a quality-crafted home of nearly 6,000 square feet. Just some of its luxuries? Gourmet kitchen, unique custom wine shelving, media room, family room and sparkling resort pool. This elegant showplace was completed in 2018. Its state-of-the-art features are seamlessly blended into its handsome traditional architecture — everything from in-home automation to five flat-screen televisions already in place. It offers four comfortable [...]