Archive for February, 2015

Independence Heights New Homes

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by on February 25, 2015
Independence Heights New Homes

Sullivan Brothers Building in Independence Heights April 2016: I believe these homes have sold and Sullivan has started phase 2 of their neighborhood homes. Lot prices are so high and land so difficult to find in the Heights, Garden Oaks or anyplace nearby that builders are looking everywhere to build. They are even looking (and […]

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Heights Crawfish Festival

Filed in Heights News & Events by on February 25, 2015
Heights Crawfish Festival

Crawfish Festival in the Heights This years Heights Crawfish Festival should be the biggest one ever with 6000 people expected to attend. Saturday, March 7, 2015. 411 W 20th St, behind Heights Floral Shop. Admission to the festivities is free, crawfish aren’t free of course. They are $18 for a platter including corn and potatoes. […]

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Timbergrove Manor/Lazybrook Home Prices

Filed in Timbergrove & Lazybrook Homes for Sale by on February 19, 2015
Timbergrove Manor/Lazybrook Home Prices

Timbergrove Manor Lazybrook Home Prices These two neighborhoods are contiguous to each other and are typically lumped together when buying or selling. See my Neighborhood Page on Timbergrove Manor/Lazybrook to see map, history, etc. The table below shows 4th Q 2014 prices for homes in the combined neighborhoods. Lazybrook had 9 sales in the last quarter, […]

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Local Real Estate Market & Oil Price

Filed in Heights News & Events by on February 16, 2015
Local Real Estate Market & Oil Price

The hot topic in local real estate  is what low oil prices will do to our  market. A lot of people have pontificated on this.  The image below came from an article in  HAR Connect. It shows what some very knowledgeable people say. My thoughts lie in proper phrasing of the question: What is the drop […]

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Lindale Park Home Sales

Filed in Lindale Park Sales & Price Trends by on February 9, 2015
Lindale Park Home Sales

Lindale Park 2nd Half Home Sales I love the quirkiness of Lindale Park. The homes in here are relatively inexpensive still, but the area has big, wide curbed streets. The homes range from ranch style homes to the predominant brick cottages with tall peaked roofs. (A miniature West U, as I have said before) From beautifully restored […]

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