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Collin Creek Is Changing: What Plano Homeowners Should Verify Before Believing the Hype

Plano homeowner and real estate advisor reviewing a city redevelopment map at a sunny kitchen table

If you’ve lived in Plano long enough to remember shopping at Collin Creek Mall, the redevelopment of that property probably feels like more than another construction project.

It’s a familiar landmark becoming something entirely different. And that raises understandable questions for nearby homeowners: What’s actually happening? When will the parks and businesses open? Will traffic change? And what does it mean for my home’s value?

Those are good questions. They’re also questions that deserve better answers than a rendering with impossibly blue skies and not a single orange construction barrel in sight.

As a Plano-area real estate advisor, I want homeowners to understand the difference between what is planned, what is approved, what is under construction, and what is actually available today.

That distinction can protect you from making expensive assumptions.

Selling a Longtime Plano Home? Three Tax Questions to Answer Before You Move

By Bill Vaughan

Older Plano homeowner reviewing property tax statements and a home-sale planning worksheet with an advisor at a bright kitchen table

A longtime Plano homeowner once put a common concern into a wonderfully direct question: “If I move, am I going to lose the tax break I’ve had for years?”

It’s exactly the kind of question worth asking before choosing a listing date, touring a smaller house or signing a contract.

After years in one home, you may have accumulated substantial equity and a property-tax history that looks very different from what a new owner would pay. That can make the idea of moving feel financially uncertain, even when a different home would suit your next chapter beautifully.

My job as a Realtor is not to prepare your tax return. It is to help you recognize the questions that belong in your plan and bring the right professionals into the conversation early.

A Buyer’s Market, but Three Offers? How Plano Move-Up Buyers Can Compete Without Taking Unnecessary Risks

By Bill Vaughan

A client signing real estate documents across a desk from a realtor holding a miniature house model, representing a home sale or purchase transaction.

“Wait. I thought this was a buyer’s market. Why are there three offers on this house?”

That is a completely reasonable question, and it gets at one of the biggest misunderstandings in real estate.

A citywide market can favor buyers while one particular house attracts immediate competition.

Think of an established Plano neighborhood with mature trees, a useful floor plan, a desirable lot and a price that makes sense.

Put that home on the market in excellent condition, and buyers may notice quickly—even when another home a few streets away has been sitting for two months.

The September 2026 Plano market had a median 49 days on market and 920 active listings, down 17.8% from a year earlier. Homes sold for about 99% of asking price on average, according to Realtor.com. Realtor

Those figures provide context, not a prediction for any individual listing.

Bigger House or Better Location? The Plano Move-Up Trade-Offs Families Should Make on Purpose

By Bill Vaughan

Plano move-up family comparing a larger suburban home with neighborhood location and lifestyle priorities

One of the easiest ways to make a move-up home search miserable is to start with a wish list containing everything you want and nothing you are willing to trade.

Four bedrooms. Game room. Home office. Three-car garage. Large yard. Updated kitchen. Short commute. Quiet street. Great neighborhood amenities. Convenient shopping. And naturally, we’d like all of that at the price we had in mind.

I would like a personal chef and someone to fold my laundry too. Unfortunately, both real estate and life occasionally require choices.