Archive for October, 2009
Day of the Dead, Brooke Smith 2009
Brookesmith in Houston’s Heights Area celebrates Day of the Dead. Brookesmith is the pocket of homes in the NE corner of Houston’s Heights. The character of Brookesmith is much like the Heights. Wood framed bungalows and other early 1900’s houses. Some totally renovated, some “remuddled”, and others barely hanging on.
Houston Heights New Home Prices – Part 1 New Homes
Houston Heights New Home Prices I will talk about Houston Heights resale home prices in a later post. This one specifically targets new, single-family homes. The big factor in prices of all Houston inner-loop construction is land cost. Land in the Heights runs from $25-$40/SF, depending on location. Thus a 66×100 ft lot can cost $165,000-$265,000. […]
Inner Loop Home Prices – Sticker Shock
Inner Loop Home Prices – Why so High? Why do these Houston Inner Loop Homes Cost So Much? January 31, 2014 notes: This is an old post, but the reasoning still stands. Land prices continue to go up, and so do house prices. See my Neighborhood Page on Houston Heights, and recent posts. I do […]
Save the Neighborhood!? Don’t Tear it Down!?
Don’t Tear it Down? January 2014 Note: I wrote this post back in 2009. It still applies today. The multiple historic districts make preservation even more imperative. The Heights has gone through several periods of intense renovations. We are in one again. However, renovating a Heights home today is not for the faint of heart, […]
Heights Area Real Estate Market-Then & Now
Heights Area Real Estate Market-Then & Now January 2014 Update: This is a 2009 post. I keep it around to show what the market used to be like…the good old days. Back then I showed Days on Market (DOM) to be 6-7 months. The 2014 DOM is currently about 30 days. Here is a more recent […]
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