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RE/MAX DFW Associates to merge Frisco, Plano offices
The new office will open at The Shops at Starwood in Frisco. (Courtesy RE/MAX DFW Associates)
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RE/MAX DFW Associates will combine its Frisco and Plano branches and open Jan. 1 under one office at 6959 Lebanon Road, Ste. 201, Frisco. This merger comes after the real estate brokerage acquired RE/MAX Premier Properties and its 23 agents. Around 125 agents will be based at the Frisco Starwood office and will focus on the Collin County market. RE/MAX also has offices in Dallas, Flower Mound, Coppell, Las Colinas and Carrollton. 972-312-9000. www.rmdfw.com
By Elizabeth Ucles
Elizabeth is the reporter for Community Impact Newspaper's Frisco edition. She graduated from St. Edward's University with a degree in Writing and Rhetoric with a journalism concentration and a minor in Spanish in May 2019. Elizabeth covers public and higher education, development and transportation.
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