The Cambridge Blog

Recently Cambridge Homes hosted its second annual fund-raiser for the Collin County chapter of Habitat for Humanity.  While last year’s event was held at the Cambridge model home at Chapel Hill in McKinney, this years fundraiser was held at the model home in CAMBRIDGE GATE in Far North Dallas.  This year attendees donated more than $600 to the Habitat for Humanity while enjoying hors d’ oeuvres prepared by Regarrio’s and desserts contributed by Whole Foods.  Event coordinator for Cambridge Homes was Christie Douglass.  In attendance were Cambridge homeowners, area merchants and business people, City dignitaries, representatives of Habitat for Humanity, and, of course, enthusiastic members of the Cambridge Team.

"Members of the Cambridge Staff pinch-hitting as bartenders"

Christie Douglass

Cambridge Homes is sponsoring Zane Williams at the McKinney Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 19th at 8:00 pm!

Zane is a Texas musician who lives in McKinney, TX.  Below is a portion of his Bio from his website: http://www.zanewilliamsmusic.com/fr_index.cfm

 “Zane Williams is a great singer, and even better, he is a great songwriter and story-teller.  I LOVE what this guy does.”   —Radney Foster

    “Refreshing, honest, melodic…  Music that just makes you feel good.”  —Big Gus, KHYI 95.3 The Range

    Zane Williams is a man on a mission—-to become one of the great Texas singer-songwriters.   The Abilene, TX native moved to Nashville in 1999 after graduating from Abilene Christian University.  “I’m a late bloomer,” says the 31 year old performer.  “It took me 9 years in Nashville to figure out who I am musically and find my sound.  And sure enough once I found it, it sounded like Texas.”

    The Nashville years were not wasted, however—Zane honed his songwriting and performing skills on the road at over 500 colleges nationwide and claimed top honors from the John Lennon and Nashville Songwriter’s Association song contests, among others.  In 2009, Arista artist Jason Michael Carroll recorded Zane’s song “Hurry Home” for his sophomore album and it is currently rising the country charts as a hit radio single.

    At home now in his wife’s hometown of McKinney, TX, Zane says he has been overwhelmed by the positive response to his music in the Lone Star State.  With famed writer/producer Radney Foster on board to record his new album in the summer of ’09, and an ever-growing fan base coming out to his high-energy live shows, Zane is more optimistic about the future than ever before. “Nashville was good to me, but in Texas I can totally be myself and people get it,” he says.  “The sky’s the limit, and I couldn’t be more excited.”

Please come join us for a wonderful evening of great Texas music!  Tickets can be purchased at: http://tickets.mckinneyperformingartscenter.org/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent220.html

See you there!

The TOP FIVE Biggest New Home Markets in the USA are in TEXAS, according to a recent Study commissioned by the National Homebuilder Association and published by Hanley Wood Market Intelligence in BUILDER Magazine.  Lone Star State Cities on the National Top Five list for 2008 are:  Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston, & San Antonio.

The major factor influencing Dallas’ & Ft. Worth’s continued appearance on the Top Five list is the fact that the Dallas/Ft. Worth area continues to be popular for corporate relocation and expansion.  In 2008, a year when job growth rates declined throughout most of the country, Dallas added 42,000 new jobs — up 2% from the previous year!  And 2009 is anticipated to exceed 2008:  According to TWC and the Dallas Federal Reserve, job growth in Dallas/Ft. Worth is expected to exceed 50,000 this year.

Because Job Growth determines the velocity of the residential real estate market, the forecast that more than 50,000 new jobs will be created here this year should be an impetus to those thinking of purchasing a new home.  In particular, those thinking of moving to a carefree, “lock & leave” patio home, may feel more confident that there will be plenty of buyers in the market to purchase their current homes.

At Cambridge Homes, we are gratified that our special “niche” in the market has held strong, and that discerning,  adult households seeking carefree patio home living are still choosing Cambridge to build their new homes.  With private, patio home enclaves located throughout the D/FW Metroplex, we, at Cambridge Homes, offer a wide choice of locations & architectural styles.