Archive for 2014
Before & After: Renovation of Heights Historic District Home
1845 Harvard is a restored/expanded home in Historic Heights East. This 4 minute slideshow gives views of the original house and shots during the renovation. Renovating any old home is a work of love. Tackling a project of historical significance takes caring, a lot of knowledge, and a group of skilled, dedicated craftsmen. Add the complexity of doing […]
Heights Luxury Homes -Million Dollars Plus
How Many Million Dollar Homes are Sold in Heights? I’ve written about high-end Heights homes before, but now they are more common. 5 years ago you would have had a hard time finding such a home in the Heights. There might be one for sale, but typically it was very old, very large, and was […]
Garden Oaks Lot for Sale – 951 W 42nd St
Garden Oaks Lot for New Construction November Update. The third time was the charm on this house. The first two buyers jumped in without first determining if they could build what they wanted. They then backed out. Oh well, we got decent option money and a survey out of it. It closed back on 11/08 for […]
Historic Heights Buildings
The Houston Press just published in their blog the Top 10 Heights Historic Buildings. Most of these are iconic Heights buildings, but you never get tired of seeing and reading about them. A couple shown on their site are not the usual. See all ten here: Rest of the Best: Houston’s Top 10 Historic Heights Buildings […]
Unique Heights Homes-Old Storefronts
Old Storefronts are Truly Unique Heights Homes Note: These old storefronts are located in Houston Heights and Woodland Heights See my pages on each neighborhood. I am not a history buff, but I love old buildings and old houses. That’s why I live in the Heights and became a Realtor.. The Heights has a lot of […]
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Awarded Honor in Harris Poll Equitrends
Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway are certainly two of the most recognized names in the world. Being a real estate network affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway helps too. The Houston Chronicle recently did an article on the latest recognition: The new real estate brokerage network ,Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, recently announced it was named “Real Estate Agency […]
Timbergrove, Cottage Grove & More-Price Trends
This is my last post on the Chronicle’s Price Trend Survey done recently. My first (May 15th) post gave info on Oak Forest, Garden Oaks and other close-in neighborhoods surrounding the Heights. The next post (May 17th) covered some of the myriad Heights neighborhoods. Both of these posts covered adjacent groups of neighborhoods. This last […]
Ugly Realtor Photos
My pet peeve…ugly Realtor photos (Not actually “of” Realtors, but ugly house photos “by” them). I have written about this before and will again. I realize that we can’t take great photos of everything, but the photos shouldn’t feature the street, garbage cans, closets, etc. They should also be in focus, not shot with your […]
Independence Heights Demolition
It was demolition day in Houston again. For the past five years the city has picked a day in May to demolish dangerous buildings all around Houston. This day happened to coincide with Mayor Anise Parker’s birthday. While the front-end loader was busy in Independence Heights, Mayor Parker was enjoying cake with little traffic cones […]
Heights House Price Trends
This is Part 2 of Neighborhood Price Trends. This data was taken from the recent Houston Chronicle Yearly Price Trends Report. My first post covered areas just north of the 610 Loop. Price trends of Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, Candlelight Estates and a half dozen other close-in neighborhoods. Everyone knows that Houston prices are up, […]
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