Rachel Cahill

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Something has been on my mind lately and I want to put it out there honestly.We are building a lot of large homes in Col...
06/12/2026

Something has been on my mind lately and I want to put it out there honestly.

We are building a lot of large homes in Collin County. Beautiful neighborhoods. Great schools. Real quality of life.

At the same time I keep hearing from young people, people who grew up in McKinney, Frisco, and Prosper and want to put down roots here, that they feel like homeownership is getting further out of reach, not closer.

Down payments have more than doubled since 2019. New construction costs are up about 45% over five years. Most of what is being built is not priced for a first-time buyer.

I do not have a clean answer to that. But I think about it a lot after 25 years in this business. The communities that figure out how to house the full range of people who want to be here tend to thrive longer than the ones that do not.

If any of this is hitting close to home, I am happy to have that conversation directly. 469-551-5852.

If you live in north McKinney or the Prosper area, here is something worth knowing.There is a 127-acre mixed-use develop...
06/11/2026

If you live in north McKinney or the Prosper area, here is something worth knowing.

There is a 127-acre mixed-use development planned for the corner of FM 1461 and Custer Road right on the McKinney-Prosper border. It would include a grocery store, about 300 single-family homes, a multifamily development with around 300 units, and additional commercial space. It could start coming online as soon as late 2026 or early 2027.

That stretch of FM 1461 has been pretty quiet for a long time. A project this size with a grocery anchor changes that quickly.

If you are thinking about buying in north McKinney or that corridor and want to understand what the development pipeline looks like before you commit, that is exactly the kind of conversation I am here for. If any of this is hitting close to home, I am happy to have that conversation directly. 469-551-5852.

I have been getting this question a lot lately so I want to give you a straight answer.Is it a good time to sell in Coll...
06/10/2026

I have been getting this question a lot lately so I want to give you a straight answer.

Is it a good time to sell in Collin County right now?

It can be, if you price it honestly for the market that exists today. Homes here are selling at about 94.5% of list price on average and buyers have more choices than they did two years ago. They are not desperate and they can afford to walk away from overpriced listings.

The sellers who are doing well right now are the ones who looked at the real data and priced accordingly. The ones who are struggling anchored to what their neighbor got in 2022 and are now sitting on the market longer than they expected.

After 25 years in the business, I can tell you the math almost always works out better when you get the price right on day one.

If you are thinking about listing this summer and want a real conversation about what your home is worth in this market, reach out. 469-551-5852.

Firefly Park in Frisco just announced its latest retail tenants including Frenchie, Woodhouse Spa, and Second Rodeo Brew...
06/09/2026

Firefly Park in Frisco just announced its latest retail tenants including Frenchie, Woodhouse Spa, and Second Rodeo Brewing, and construction has gone vertical on the residential towers.

The full project is expected to cost between $2.5 billion and $4 billion when it is done. Phase one opens fall 2027.

This is one of those developments that I think most people driving by on the tollway do not fully realize the scale of. 217 acres. A hotel. Office space. Nearly 2,000 residential units eventually. A 45-acre park at the center.

After 25 years in the business watching Frisco grow, this one feels different. This is not just more of the same. This is Frisco building something that is meant to draw people from across the region, not just serve the surrounding neighborhoods.

If you are curious what this means for property values and the tollway corridor, that is exactly the kind of conversation I am happy to have. Feel free to reach out. That is what I am here for. 469-551-5852.

Something I want to make sure every Collin County homeowner knows right now.Home values here are down about 6% over the ...
06/07/2026

Something I want to make sure every Collin County homeowner knows right now.

Home values here are down about 6% over the past year. But the Collin Central Appraisal District raised appraisal values this year. About 22% of homes were overvalued last year.

One in three properties in this county gets protested every year. That tells you something. Homeowners are catching the gap and doing something about it.

I am not a tax advisor and this is not legal advice. But after 25 years in the business I know that most people have no idea how common it is to successfully protest an appraisal or how to get started.

If you want to talk through what this might mean for your property, I am happy to point you in the right direction. 469-551-5852.

Have you heard about Honey Creek in north McKinney?It is a 1,650-acre master-planned development going in west of US 75,...
06/06/2026

Have you heard about Honey Creek in north McKinney?

It is a 1,650-acre master-planned development going in west of US 75, north of 380. Up to 10,500 homes. A mix of single-family and multifamily housing. At least 80 acres set aside for commercial uses. The first neighborhood lots are being delivered right now.

I live and work in this market and even I find that scale a little hard to wrap my head around.

McKinney is already one of the largest cities in Collin County. A development this size is going to change traffic, schools, and the character of that whole northern corridor over the next decade.

If you are thinking about buying in north McKinney or investing in land up there, this development is the context you need to understand first. Feel free to reach out. That is what I am here for. 469-551-5852.

I keep seeing people talk about Collin County real estate like the story is residential prices softening. That is part o...
06/05/2026

I keep seeing people talk about Collin County real estate like the story is residential prices softening. That is part of the story. It is not the whole story.

Residential values here grew about 1.8% in 2026. Fine. Stable. Expected.
Commercial real estate values in Collin County went up 13.8% this year. That follows a 14.8% increase in 2025. Two consecutive years of double-digit commercial growth in one of the fastest-growing counties in the country.

Medical office values jumped 34.5%. Low-rise office up 8.4%. Retail up 15.1%.

I have been in this market for over 25 years in the business. When residential cools and commercial accelerates at the same time, it tells you something about where the real conviction is. Institutional and commercial capital is not spooked by the residential correction. It is leaning into this market.

For anyone thinking about commercial real estate in Collin County right now, that context matters. The businesses, medical operators, and developers putting money into this county are not doing it speculatively.

They are doing it because the fundamentals keep paying off.

What are you watching on the commercial side of this market?

Here is something I think about when I am sitting in construction traffic in Collin County.All these road projects, US 7...
06/04/2026

Here is something I think about when I am sitting in construction traffic in Collin County.

All these road projects, US 75 in McKinney with $157 million in improvements nearly finished, the Outer Loop expansion, FM road widenings across the county, these are not just about fixing congestion. Infrastructure is how land value moves. Roads open access, development follows, prices adjust. It has worked that way in every growth corridor I have watched in DFW for over 25 years in the business.

But I will be real. I also wonder sometimes if we are growing faster than we can build. The Metroplex keeps pushing north. Farmland keeps becoming subdivisions and concrete. At some point the question of how much is sustainable starts to feel pretty relevant.

I do not have a clean answer to that. I just think it is worth talking about.
What do you think about how fast Collin County is growing?

Something happening in Frisco right now that I think is really interesting from a real estate perspective.The HALL Group...
06/03/2026

Something happening in Frisco right now that I think is really interesting from a real estate perspective.

The HALL Group is converting HALL Park, which has been a business-focused office campus, into a mixed-use lifestyle destination. Think boutique restaurants, wellness concepts, retail, and activated outdoor spaces, all built around the existing office buildings.

This is what office real estate looks like when it adapts to the way people actually want to work now. Not just a place to sit at a desk but an environment worth spending time in.

Frisco's Class A office space is close to fully occupied right now. For a suburban market that is genuinely impressive. And developments like this are a big part of why.

If you are curious about what commercial real estate opportunities look like in the Frisco corridor right now, that is exactly the kind of thing I work on every day through CommLoan. Happy to chat.

McKinney just held its first Affordable Housing Summit and I think it deserves more attention than it got.Here is why it...
06/02/2026

McKinney just held its first Affordable Housing Summit and I think it deserves more attention than it got.

Here is why it matters. McKinney's median household income looks great on paper at around $124,000. But more than 40% of the people who actually live here earn under $100,000 a year. And over 12,000 renter households were already spending more than 30% of their income on housing.

That is a real gap. And the city is finally talking about it directly instead of pretending it does not exist.

After 25 years in the business here, I know that the communities that address affordability proactively end up in much better shape than the ones that wait until it is a crisis. McKinney doing this now is a good sign, not a warning sign.

What are your thoughts on affordable housing in McKinney?

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