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Who Represents You at a Texas Model Home? SB 1968 and the Builder Sales Office Does the person in a Texas model home represent the buyer? No. The representative in a builder's sales office works for the builder. Texas Senate Bill 1968, effective January 1, 2026, repealed subagency and requires a license holder to have a written agreement with a buyer before showing residential property. But a builder's own employee may be exempt from real estate licensing entirely, so the rul

Choosing a Real Estate Agent for an Executive Relocation to Dallas Who chooses the real estate agent in a corporate relocation to Dallas? Usually the transferee, but not always freely. When an employer engages a relocation management company, the RMC ordinarily presents a choice of agents from its own network, and those agents pay the RMC a referral fee out of their commission. A transferee can generally still select an agent outside that network, but accepting relocation ben

DFW New Construction: Which City, Which County, Which District Is a DFW master-planned community actually inside the city it is named after? Often not. Several of the largest new construction communities in Dallas-Fort Worth sit in a city's extraterritorial jurisdiction rather than inside its limits, and a number are served by a school district other than the one matching the mailing address. Whether a community carries a MUD or a PID is largely a consequence of that jurisdic

Is Your Prosper Address Actually in Prosper ISD? Most people searching for a home here treat the town name and the school district as the same thing. In this corridor they are not, and the assumption runs in both directions. Prosper ISD serves area beyond the Town of Prosper. Some addresses with a Prosper mailing address are served by a different district. And several well-known master-planned communities sit in one city's limits while feeding a different city's school distri

Light Farms in Celina: New Construction Guide to DFW's Fastest-Growing Master-Planned Community (2026) Updated August 2026 | By Nitin Gupta, CRS, GRI, ALHS, CLHMS, PSA | Broker Associate, Competitive Edge Realty | 480+ Transactions | 300+ New Construction Closings | $250M+ Career Volume Light Farms is the development that put Celina on the DFW map — a 1,100+ acre master-planned community by Hillwood Communities (the real estate arm of Ross Perot Jr.'s Hillwood Group) that has

Should You Buy New Construction or Resale in DFW? The Honest Comparison Most Agents Won't Make (2026) Updated August 2026 | By Nitin Gupta, CRS, GRI, ALHS, CLHMS | Broker Associate, Competitive Edge Realty | 480+ Transactions | 300+ New Construction Closings | $250M+ Career Volume "Should I buy new construction or resale?" is the most common question I hear from DFW buyers — and it is the question most agents answer with bias. Listing agents push resale because that is their

David Weekley Homes in DFW: The Builder Known for Customer Experience — Every Community, What Sets Them Apart, and Whether the Reputation Is Earned (2026) Updated August 2026 | By Nitin Gupta, CRS, GRI, ALHS, CLHMS | Broker Associate, Competitive Edge Realty | 480+ Transactions | 300+ New Construction Closings | $250M+ Career Volume David Weekley Homes has won more customer satisfaction awards than any private builder in America — including the three-time National Housing Qua

New Construction Inspection Checklist DFW: Pre-Drywall, Final Walkthrough, and the 11-Month Warranty Inspection Your Builder Won't Remind You About (2026) Updated August 2026 | By Nitin Gupta, CRS, GRI, ALHS, CLHMS, PSA | Broker Associate, Competitive Edge Realty | 480+ Transactions | 300+ New Construction Closings | $250M+ Career Volume "It's brand new — why would I need an inspection?" This is the most expensive misconception in new construction. After 300+ closings, I can

How to Make a Competitive Offer on a Home in DFW Without Overpaying: A Buyer's Agent Strategy Guide (2026) Updated August 2026 | By Nitin Gupta, CRS, GRI, ALHS, CLHMS, PSA, ABR | Broker Associate, Competitive Edge Realty | 480+ Transactions | $250M+ Career Volume Making an offer in DFW is a strategic exercise — not a bidding war reflex. The difference between a winning offer that protects you and an overpaying offer that costs you $20,000+ comes down to preparation, market in