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76 homes sold in Allen, other local real estate data from September

Allen saw 76 homes sold during September, with the most homes sold in the 75002 ZIP code. The city’s median home sale price was $474,330 with an average of 56 days on the market.

The specifics: Check out this real estate data for Allen, comparing data from September 2025 to September 2026 in categories such as:

  • Number of homes sold by ZIP code

  • Median home sales price by ZIP code

  • Average days on the market by ZIP code

  • Number of new listings by ZIP code

  • Number of homes under contract by ZIP code

  • Homes sold by price point

 
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Cookies, car wash: Check out 14 business, restaurant updates in Allen

Interested in news from businesses and restaurants in the Allen area? Check out 14 businesses now open, coming soon and other community updates in Allen, as previously reported by Community Impact.

1. 4Ever Young: The business has locations across the U.S. and offers anti-aging solutions such as Botox, chemical peels, microneedling, hair restoration and vein treatments, according to its website.

  • Opened Sept. 17

  • 1480 N. Custer Road, Ste. 160, Allen

2. Barrio Burrito Bar: The fast-casual restaurant offers tacos, burritos, bowls, quesadillas, chips and queso, fries, churros and more, per its website. Barrio Burrito Bar also offers catering.

  • Opened Sept. 26

  • 1480 N. Custer Road, Ste. 140, Allen

3. Burdick Auto Solutions: The full-service automotive repair and maintenance business offers service for domestic, Asian, European and diesel vehicles. The shop also offers diagnostic and maintenance services such as oil changes and battery service, tune-ups and used vehicle inspections, according to its website.

  • Opened Sept. 21

  • 600 Central Expressway N., Allen

 

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Transportation Tuesday
Virginia Parkway rehabilitation, Bonds Ranch Road expansion: See 5 DFW transportation updates

Check out five upcoming, ongoing and completed transportation projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Upcoming projects

1. John Hickman Parkway construction

Project: John Hickman Parkway in Frisco will be constructed from Dallas North Tollway to Parkwood Boulevard. The project borders The Mix at the corner of Lebanon Road and Dallas North Tollway.

Update: The project is in the design phase and project details are not yet available.

  • Timeline: early 2027-mid 2028

  • Cost: $7.5 million

  • Funding source: city of Frisco

Ongoing projects

2. Eldorado Parkway and Virginia Parkway rehabilitation

Project: Reconstruction of failing concrete panels and broken curbs will occur in McKinney along Eldorado Parkway between Ridge Road and US 75 and along Virginia Parkway between Stonebridge Drive and US 75.

Update: Work on Eldorado Parkway is complete. Work continues on Virginia Parkway between Lake Forest Drive and Hardin Boulevard. Any remaining work on Virginia Parkway between Hardin Boulevard and US 75 will be completed in summer 2027 after the project is rebid.

  • Timeline: June 2025-October 2026

  • Cost: $10.8 million

  • Funding source: city of McKinney

 

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CI Texas
See how much money candidates, outside groups have raised in Texas' US Senate race

As Election Day nears, candidates seeking to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate are raising—and spending—large sums of money, their campaign finance reports show.

The details: Candidates and political action committees, or PACs, involved in federal races had until midnight Oct. 15 to submit reports detailing their fundraising and spending from the third quarter of 2026—July 1 through Sept. 30.

  • Democrat James Talarico raised $60.2 million and spent $67.2 million, according to his campaign finance report.

  • Republican Ken Paxton, the state's current attorney general, reported raising $10.2 million and spending $7.1 million

  • Libertarian Ted Brown's campaign finance report shows he raised about $5,208 and spent $3,410

Preparing for the polls: Early voting in Texas' midterm election runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

Texans can view a personalized sample ballot with information about dozens of candidates and local propositions at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.

 

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