Heights Real Estate Blog

Trying to figure out where to buy inside the loop or near the Heights? This blog gives the latest posts on different neighborhood events, pricing, etc.

For detailed neighborhood information with prices, home styles, MLS Search, etc., see my page on the Heights and Greater Heights. This describes many of the various “Heights” neighborhoods.

For other areas outside the Heights see the page on Areas Near the Heights.

Lastly, to tie all the neighborhoods together see my Interactive Heights Map.

You may also scroll through the latest posts below:

Heights Land Price

Filed in Heights Price Trends by Rich on August 29, 2013

Heights Land Price up Dramatically A Brief History of Heights Land Prices The Heights is going through growing pains again. When I first fell in love with the Heights and moved here 20+ years ago, very few people wanted to live here. “Better have a gun and a big dog” was the majority opinion. No […]

Best Heights Neighborhood

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on August 28, 2013

What is the Best Heights Neighborhood? As a Heights Realtor, this is a question I’ve been asked many times in the 20+ years I’ve lived here. And now that CNN recently published that the Heights is one of the Top-10 Big City Neighborhoods in the U.S., the question comes up again. Asking the best Heights neighborhood is kind of […]

Renovation Project in First Ward-1615 Weber St

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on July 18, 2013

This Renovation Project Awaits You 1615 Weber is an 1890’s Victorian home in Houston’s First Ward. It is an up/down duplex, about 2000 SF on a huge 7000 SF lot. Land prices are booming in First Ward, and big lots are rare. Price was $399,000 for this rare find. Jan 2014 Update: No longer on MLS. […]

Heights Home Sales

Filed in Heights Price Trends by Rich on July 18, 2013

Heights Home Sales Crazy Home sales all over Houston have been crazy for several months now. The number of buyers keeps increasing faster than people are selling. This HAR.com link discusses the fact that sales are up, prices are up, inventory down. It is definitely sounding like a broken record. The chart below is specifically […]

Heights Historic District Renovation-Sneak Preview

Filed in Heights Historic Districts by Rich on July 2, 2013

Heights Historic District Renovation-1845 Harvard St HDT Builders recently sold their 625 Harvard renovation and are in the middle of their next projects. One of them is the renovation of 1845 Harvard St. 1845 Harvard is in the Heights Historic District East. It is a Mediterranean Revival style home that had been sadly neglected. An […]

For Sale in Lindale Park-414 Eleanor

Filed in Lindale Park Sales & Price Trends by Rich on June 19, 2013

414 Eleanor in Lindale Park December 2013 Update: This house sold quite a while ago and the interest in Lindale Park has jumped dramatically. Call if I can help you find a home. 414 Eleanor is a 3/2/2 brick cottage for sale in Lindale Park. This is the quintessential brick Lindale Park cottage. It is […]

Lindale Park Land for Sale (19,557 SF)

Filed in Lindale Park Sales & Price Trends by Rich on June 3, 2013

Lindale Park Land for New Homes Lindale Park is a Houston inner loop neighborhood just E of I-45 from the Heights. It straddles Irvington just inside the 610 N Loop. Land prices in the Heights are crazy. Look just outside the Heights, in Lindale Park, for your next new home project. See the neighborhood page […]

Home for Sale in Brooke Smith – 1010 Mathis

Filed in Brooke Smith Homes for Sale by Rich on May 21, 2013

Home for Sale in Brooke Smith See my Brooke Smith Homes by clicking, or in Neighborhoods tab above. You may search posts on the area by entering Brooke Smith in the “Search MY Site” box. Brooke Smith is a hot part of the Heights right now. A lot of renovation is going on, and even […]

Historic Preservation Fair, Houston

Filed in Heights Historic Districts by Rich on May 10, 2013

Historic Preservation Fair The Houston Historic Preservation Fair is Sat May 18, 2013. The half day free event covers covers a lot of issues involving homes in historic districts. June 21 update: See some notes on this class and learn about Researching Your Historic Home at my 6/21 post. Some of the topics I’m interested […]

Hot Heights Market

Filed in Heights Price Trends by Rich on May 1, 2013

Hot Heights Market This is the title of the Chronicle’s Neighborhood section “Ultimate Heights” last week. A page and and half was devoted to an interview with Heights Realtor, Rich Martin (yours truly) describing the current Heights market. I described how home sales are up 20-25% over last year. More importantly though, the days on […]