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:

Revisiting Old Houses

Filed in Heights Historic Districts by Rich on March 26, 2011

Revisiting Old Houses: 50 Years Later. My brother, sister and I took my 92 year old Mom to visit Lufkin, TX, where she grew up. I don’t remember much about Lufkin even though I visited a lot. I do remember the big old, somewhat creepy, Victorian house that my Grandma lived in though. It may […]

Final Notes on HDT Builders’ 2 New Houston Heights Homes

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on March 17, 2011

I Did Several Posts on HDT Builders’ New Houston Heights Homes During Construction. These homes are at 1017A & 1017B Waverly. I showed photos of the site prep, framing, sheetrocking, etc. Well, they are finally complete. Actually, they’ve been “almost done” for a while. Final City inspections, approvals, etc., seemed to take forever. 11/16/11 Note: These homes sold […]

2011 Heights Home Tour Upcoming

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on March 8, 2011

A Couple of Heights Home Tours are Upcoming. 2011 Woodland Heights Home Tour March 26 & 27 Our Woodland Heights neighborhood struts its stuff for the city with six homes featured Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, from 1 to 6 p.m. each day. Come visit an eclectic mix of historic homes at the Woodland Heights […]

Zillow’s Houston House Search Mobile App

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on March 4, 2011

Zillow’s Houston House Search Mobile App is Changing Home Searching As a Houston Inner Loop Realtor, I stay logged onto HAR.com MLS system constantly in my office. However, as I’m driving around with clients and I want to know about houses as we drive past them, HAR.com is too cumbersome. What I have been using […]

Development on Studewood-Studewood Place

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on February 16, 2011

New Heights Development on Studewood?…Studewood Place I just found out about Studewood Place. Until recently, I had not even looked behind the fence camouflaging the construction site at Studewood at 10th ½ St. in the Heights. Right behind my office, and I hadn’t even peeked. Too “busy” I guess. That’s probably true in many ways […]

One Story Homes in Houston Heights

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on February 14, 2011

One Story Homes in Houston Heights Are Popular…… ….but are not available in new construction. Until now, that is. “Boomers, professionals and families stepping away from stairs“, is the title of recent (2/11/11) Houston Chronicle article on the increasing interest in one story homes. More Homebuyers Sticking to One Story. “….After declining steadily for more than three […]

Garden Oaks Luxury Homes & New Construction

Filed in Garden Oaks Homes for Sale by Rich on February 3, 2011

Garden Oaks Luxury Homes-2011 This post follows one I just did on Heights Luxury Homes. Garden Oaks is a mid-century neighborhood just north of the 610 N Loop, West of Shepherd. Great old ranch style homes on huge lots. The term luxury home is relative of course. Luxury in the Heights, or Garden Oaks would […]

Heights Luxury Homes: 205 Bayland Ave. – A Bargain at $2,195,000?

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on January 29, 2011

While showing new Heights homes to a client this week, the conversation centered on how the Heights has changed over the years. When I first moved to the Heights, and later started selling real estate here, the Heights never came up in the topic of luxury homes. More re-do’s were being sold than big new […]

Houston Chronicle Article on the Heights (Part 2)

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on January 24, 2011

Heights Blends Old and New (Part 2 of 2) A modification of this post was published in the Houston Chronicle on 01/09/11. It was only published in their print edition, not online: House Styles in the Heights Houston Heights was started in the 1890’s. The predominant house style at that time was the Victorian. The […]

Heights Blends Old & New – Houston Chronicle (Part 1)

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on January 20, 2011

Heights Blends Old & New (Part 1 of 2) The Houston Chronicle published an article on 01/09/11 with the title above: The following is what I provided as background information, presented in two parts: What Attracts Buyers to the Heights? The main attraction to the Heights is its old neighborhood feel. This cohesiveness comes from […]