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:

Houston Home Sales Up

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on September 22, 2011

Houston Home Sales Up The Chronicle on 09/21/11 reports Houston home sales up 33% in August over August 2010. Here are a couple of quotes from the 09/21/11 Chronicle, reporting Houston Home Sales Up. Now, I’m not a big fan of the Houston Chronicle. However, I do advertise open houses and new construction homes in it….it […]

Rice Military New Construction

Filed in Uncategorized by Rich on September 20, 2011

Rice Military New Construction Rice Military is extremely popular because of its location. Just a few blocks from Memorial Park and minutes from downtown. It is close to shopping, restaurants, everything you would want. Its northern boundary is Washington Ave. The hottest place for new clubs and restaurants. Its true boundaries are Washington Ave. on […]

New Construction in the Heights – Waverly St

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on September 9, 2011

New Construction in the Heights: 1245,1247,1249 Waverly St HDT Builders has started new construction in the Heights, at the corner of Waverly and W 13th. These 3 homes will each be unique.Dee is a designer, Dave is an engineer. Their homes are stunning and flow beautifully. HDT Builders took 4 lots (each 25 ft. wide) […]

Commercial Construction in the Heights – Studewood Place

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on September 5, 2011

Steadily Growing – Heights Commercial Construction, Studewood Place Here are some recent photos of the Heights commercial construction going on at Studewood near 11th St. This is the 6 story mixed use (retail, parking, apartments) building looming over my Better Homes and Garden office, and the little Someburger hamburger stand next door. I’ll be able […]

Dripping A/C Line on Old Houses

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on August 6, 2011

Well, it’s true. A little bit of knowledge is dangerous. I just proved it again with a dripping A/C line. As a realtor I’ve seen a lot of dripping A/C condensate lines. That’s the little PVC pipe sticking out of the eave of your house (Photo #4). Normally it doesn’t drip. When it does drip, […]

Recent Construction Heights Home for Sale

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on July 30, 2011

Recent Construction Heights Home for Sale – 1015B Waverly St $514,900 If you’ve been looking at new construction homes in the Heights (and there aren’t that many available now in the Heights) you should consider those that are just a few years old. Recent construction Heights homes still look new, but the landscaping has […]

Sunset Heights House for Sale-513 Aurora St

Filed in Sunset Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on July 14, 2011

Sunset Heights House for Sale: 513 Aurora If you are unfamiliar with Sunset Heights click here to see my Area page on Sunset Heights Homes. Update: This house sold long ago, but I’m leaving it up to show an example of a Sunset Heights bungalow. Looking for a 4 bedroom Heights home? These are difficult to find […]

Woodland Heights Home Sales YTD

Filed in Woodland Heights Homes by Rich on June 11, 2011

Woodland Heights Home Sales-2011 My Woodland Heights neighbors are always interested in what the area homes are selling for; especially with all the gloomy real estate news. So, I’m attaching a pdf of home sales for Woodland Heights Area. 28 homes have sold since Jan 1. These range from $175 K to $770K, averaging $387,700.Woodland […]

Chinese Drywall – Not A Big Problem In Houston

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on June 5, 2011

Chinese Drywall-A Huge Problem Elsewhere I totally forgot about the use of Chinese drywall and its inherent problems. I was selling some homes under construction in the Heights ~2004 when I first heard about it. The builder was aware of it and hadn’t used. In fact, I haven’t heard of any problems with it locally. […]

Oak Forest New Construction 2011

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on May 5, 2011

Oak Forest New Construction Homes For Sale April 2016 Update: Thisis an old post but still good for historical info, to see how prices have changed. There are currently 15 Oak Forest new construction homes for sale on MLS. The least expensive is $425,00 for a 2353 SF house by Rob Ryan Construction. This 3/2.5/2 […]