Hillwood Named Developer of the Year in Dallas–Fort Worth

Last Updated: November 3, 2026

What awards did Hillwood win at the 2025 McSAM Awards?

At the 2025 McSAM Awards on April 26, 2025, Hillwood Communities received eight awards from the Dallas Builders Association, including its fourth consecutive Dallas-Fort Worth Developer of the Year (Hillwood counts it as its seventh win overall). The other seven recognized Landmark (Best on Boards Community), Treeline (Best Use of Technology), Harvest (Lifestyle Program, Lifestyle Director of the Year, and Best Community Amenity for the Harvest Farmhouse Coffee & Treasures), and two Hillwood team members. Awards like these reflect planning, design, and marketing quality. They aren’t a measure of resale values, and nobody can promise appreciation.

Verified Credentials

• North Fort Worth Real Producers, 2026: Edson Miranda ranked Top 250 and Paige Miranda ranked Top 1,000, out of approximately 15,000 agents in the North Fort Worth market.
• RealTrends Verified, 2026: Miranda Realty Team named a Best Real Estate Small Team in Argyle, Texas, based on independently verified 2025 production.
• Team production: Over 50 homes sold and more than $25 million in Texas real estate closed over the last two years.
• Hillwood community experience: Our clients signed the first contract at Landmark in December 2025 and closed as its first homeowners in June 2026.
• Service area: Argyle, Northlake, Denton, Justin, and Flower Mound, Texas

The 2025 McSAM Awards at a Glance

The Dallas Builders Association established the McSAM Awards in 1979 to recognize builders, developers, and associates in North Texas residential real estate. The association describes the awards as recognizing “maximum creativity in sales and marketing.”

What the Awards Recognize

Developer of the Year. Overall recognition for Hillwood Communities. “Being named Developer of the Year for the fourth year in a row is a tremendous honor,” said Fred Balda, president of Hillwood Communities.

Best on Boards Community: Landmark. An award for a community’s planning and vision before it’s built. It reflects the plan, not the finished community. Treeline won the same category in 2024. “It’s incredibly rewarding to see our planning efforts recognized,” said Diana Carroll, Hillwood’s DFW marketing director.

Best Use of Technology: Treeline. Treeline used an augmented reality experience to preview future amenities. A preview helps you picture what’s planned, but it isn’t a guarantee of what gets built, so ask for the timeline and written plans.

Lifestyle Program of the Year: Harvest. Recognizes Harvest’s calendar of resident events and activities.

Lifestyle Director of the Year: Page Austin. Page Austin leads lifestyle programming for Hillwood communities, working through FirstService Residential.

Best Community Amenity: Harvest Farmhouse Coffee & Treasures. Recognizes this space at Harvest’s Farmhouse.

Developer Professional of the Year (Kyle Joyce) and Rising Star of the Year (Molly McLendon). Individual recognition for two Hillwood team members.

Hillwood’s awards page also lists three 2026 McSAM awards: Best Brochure for a Community (Treeline), Best Special Event (the Landmark unveiling event), and Hearts and Hammers (“Nourishing Communities”).

National recognition: Pecan Square won 2025 Gold Awards at The Nationals (NAHB) for Master-Planned Community of the Year and Lifestyle Program of the Year.

What These Awards Can and Can’t Tell You

What they suggest:

• Industry peers recognized Hillwood’s planning, design, and marketing
• Hillwood invests in lifestyle programming and amenities
• The communities are well-regarded by the industry

What they can’t tell you:

• Whether your home will go up in value. Resale prices depend on interest rates, inventory, the economy, and the specific home. We can’t promise appreciation, and no award does.
• How a community will look when it’s built out. Landmark’s award was for planning, and it will take 20 to 30 years to build.
• How your experience with a specific builder will go. Builders are separate companies from the developer.
• What it costs. Look at HOA dues, tax rates, and any special districts (MUD, PID, MMD) for each community.

A good way to use awards: as one input, then visit in person. Tour a few communities and a few non-Hillwood alternatives at your price point, visit on a weekend, talk to residents, and read the HOA and builder documents.

Hillwood Communities in North Texas

• Harvest (Argyle): a 1,200-acre community at I-35W and FM 407 with Harvest Town Center, Argyle ISD, and a lifestyle program. See our Harvest guide.
• Pecan Square (Northlake): about 3,100 homes planned on 1,200 acres, in Northwest ISD, with a Town Square concept. See our Pecan Square guide.
• Treeline (Justin): a nature-focused community in Northwest ISD. See our Treeline guide.
• Landmark (Denton): a 3,200-acre community with nine Phase 1 builders and Denton’s first H-E-B planned. See our Landmark guide.

Prices, HOA dues, and builders change, so check each guide for current details.

Frequently Asked Questions

What did Hillwood win at the 2025 McSAM Awards? Eight awards, including its fourth consecutive DFW Developer of the Year, Best on Boards for Landmark, Best Use of Technology for Treeline, three Harvest awards, and two individual awards for Hillwood team members.

Do these awards affect home values? We can’t say. They recognize planning, design, and marketing, not resale performance, and we can’t promise appreciation.

What does Best on Boards mean? It recognizes a community’s planning and vision before it’s built.

Who gives the McSAM Awards? The Dallas Builders Association, which created them in 1979.

Should I wait to buy or buy now? It depends on your finances, timeline, and comfort with today’s rates. Don’t make the decision based on an award, and talk with a lender about your numbers.

Can I tour the communities? Yes. Edson and Paige Miranda can set up tours of several Hillwood communities in a day and compare them with other options. Call 940.577.2051.

How is Miranda Realty Team paid? In most new-construction purchases the builder pays under its own program, so our help costs you nothing extra, and we confirm in writing before you sign. You’ll also sign a written buyer representation agreement under current industry rules.

Who should I talk to about buying in a Hillwood community? Edson Miranda and Paige Miranda of Miranda Realty Team, based in Northlake, TX. Reach them at 940.577.2051 or [email protected].

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Sources

• Hillwood Communities: Named DFW Developer of the Year for fourth consecutive year
• Hillwood Communities: Awards and industry recognition
• McSAM Awards: 2025 winners
• Cross Timbers Gazette: Hillwood Communities continues streak with 4th Developer of the Year award
• Dallas Builders Association: McSAM Awards

Related Articles

• Why Hillwood’s Lifestyle Program Wins Awards and Drives Home Values
• Landmark by Hillwood vs. Robson Ranch
• Harvest by Hillwood Complete Guide
• Pecan Square by Hillwood Complete Guide
• Treeline by Hillwood Complete Guide

Information is accurate as of November 2026 and subject to change. This article is for informational purposes and doesn’t constitute real estate, investment, or financial advice.