If you have accepted a job offer in the Las Colinas area of Irving, Texas, you are probably doing two things at once: figuring out your start date and figuring out where to live. This guide is for you.
Las Colinas has quietly become one of the most significant corporate employment hubs in the United States. The employers headquartered or operating here include McKesson, Kimberly-Clark, Fluor Corporation, Celanese, ExxonMobil, Microsoft, Citibank, and a Wells Fargo regional campus that cost $455 million to build. When you add up the employee population across these companies, you are looking at tens of thousands of professionals who need housing within a reasonable commute.
Why Irving Is the Right Location for Las Colinas Employees
Irving is not just adjacent to Las Colinas – in many cases, Las Colinas neighborhoods are technically within Irving city limits. The practical implication for housing decisions is significant.
From Irving, your commute to most Las Colinas campuses is 5 to 15 minutes depending on your exact origin and destination. You also have direct access to DFW International Airport via State Highway 114, which runs east-west through the city. For employees who travel frequently for work, this is not a minor convenience – it is a permanent quality-of-life advantage.
The highway network in Irving is exceptional. HWY-114, I-635, the President George Bush Turnpike, and HWY-161 all converge within or immediately adjacent to the city. You can reach Plano, Frisco, Downtown Dallas, Fort Worth, or Allen without sitting through surface street traffic.
What $840,000-$930,000 Buys You in Irving
Corporate relocators often approach DFW with a budget shaped by what they owned or rented in a high-cost market. That budget goes meaningfully further in Irving than in many of the other locations commonly pitched to professional buyers.
In Irving at the $840,000 to $930,000 price point, you are typically looking at 3,000 to 4,000 square feet, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, three-car garages, and premium finishes on a new construction home with full builder warranties.
In Frisco or Plano at the same price, you are competing in a more crowded market with older resale inventory, longer commutes to Las Colinas, and frequently, a lower standard of finish. In Southlake or Westlake, $900,000 gets you significantly less square footage and a commute to Las Colinas that runs 30-45 minutes depending on traffic on 114.
Irving buyers at this price point are not making a compromise. They are making a geographic decision that happens to come with a financial advantage as well.
The Relocation Timeline: 60 to 90 Days
Most corporate relocation packages give employees 60 to 90 days to find housing and complete their move. That window shapes every decision you make, and it changes the calculus between new construction and resale.
Resale homes in the $800K-$900K range in DFW can close quickly, but they also carry risk – inspection findings, competing offers, and seller timelines that do not align with yours. You may spend four weeks looking before you go under contract, then another 30 days to close, and discover the home needs $40,000 in immediate work that the inspection uncovered.
Move-in ready new construction eliminates most of that uncertainty. The home has been built to code, it has not been lived in, and the builder can typically work within a defined closing window. If you are relocating and your employer is covering some portion of your closing costs or moving expenses, a predictable timeline is worth real money.
For buyers with a longer runway – 90 to 120 days or more – a to-be-built or lot reservation option lets you customize finishes to your preference while still hitting a defined delivery window.
Halal Financing for Muslim Employees Relocating to DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth has a substantial and growing Muslim professional community, and Las Colinas is home to a significant portion of them. If you are relocating and require Shariah-compliant financing, the DFW market is well-served.
Guidance Residential, Devon Islamic Finance, UIF Corporation, and IjaraCDC all operate in Texas and offer financing structures that avoid interest-based mortgages. These programs are legitimate, lender-recognized, and in many cases process and close on similar timelines to conventional loans.
Hamra Homes works directly with buyers using halal financing and has experience with the documentation and coordination these transactions require.
Cordoba and Barcelona Estates: The Closest New Construction to Las Colinas
If your relocation target is the Las Colinas corporate corridor, the two communities Hamra Homes is actively building – Cordoba Estates and Barcelona Estates – offer the closest new construction option available in this price range.
Cordoba Estates is priced from $840,000 to $900,000, with three move-in ready homes currently available and fifteen lots open for customization. Barcelona Estates ranges from $850,000 to $930,000, with one move-in ready home and two customizable options.
Both communities are 5 to 7 minutes from DFW Airport and within direct highway access of every major Las Colinas employer. Standard inclusions across both communities include post-tension slab on piers, three-coat stucco exterior, Anderson 100 Series windows, EV charging in every garage, dual tankless water heaters, quartz waterfall islands, and premium appliances – none of these are upgrades.
If you are coordinating a corporate relocation and want to schedule a private walkthrough, we offer tours seven days a week by appointment. Call or text (972) 891-8353 or email contact@hamrahomes.com.
