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Is Frisco a Buyer’s or Seller’s Market? As of April 2026, Frisco is firmly a buyer’s market. Inventory growth and slower sales are giving buyers more leverage than sellers. That shift had been building since Fall 2025, when about 1,200 to 1,300 active listings exceeded the number of active buyers. February 2026 data showed 3.4 months of inventory. While that is considered balanced, it still leaned slightly in buyers’ favor. In February 2026, buyers also had 583 active listings to consider, reinforcing the inventory growth trend. Conditions have continued to add pressure on sellers. Marketing times have risen sharply in recent months. Similar pressure has appeared in commercial real estate, where Dallas office vacancy rates climbed well above the 10-year average. Homes reached a median of 108 days on market in April 2026. That is up from 62 to 79 days in Fall 2025 and 56 days in December 2024. Negotiation conditions also favor buyers. Sale-to-list ratios around 94.5% to 94.6% point to...

Why Frisco’s $15M Steel Mansion Is Unique In Frisco’s luxury market, the residence at 3980 Starling Dr. stands apart because it is being developed as the city’s first steel-frame home, according to reporting on the listing. That construction choice gives the project a clear identity in a market dominated by wood-framed estates. The plans also call for a glass elevator connecting all three floors. Its framing comes from Steel-IQ of Lake Dallas, which digitally fabricates customized steel components for precise architectural fit. The result is a home with a distinctive structural approach rarely seen in the area. Blackstone’s recent push into logistics and housing lending reflects how major investors are still targeting select real estate niches even as broader property financing remains constrained. The 13,560-square-foot home is also unusual for its site. It is being built on roughly one-eighth of an acre, creating an urban juxtaposition between compact land area and mansion-scale in...