Heights Real Estate Blog
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 Heights Home For Sale -1229 Columbia St
This Houston Heights Home For Sale is a Craftsman Style Bungalow Priced at $544,900 The Craftsman bungalow is the most common house style here in Houston Heights and Woodland Heights. These are known for their low-pitched, gabled roof with exposed rafters, wide eaves over large porches, square columns supporting the overhangs and wood or brick […]
Lindale Park Homes For Sale – 2010
Homes currently available in Houston’s Lindale Park range from $105,000 to $325,000. This inventory is smaller than normal. Inner Loop Realtor Rich Martin offer list, advice and previous link to old photos. 713 868-9008
Houston Heights Homes Sales Down
Houston Heights Homes Sales Compared to Houston Metro Houston Home Sales Stay in Basement is lead of Chronicle story on Nov 16, 2010: Houston-area home sales plunged last month compared with a year earlier when a federal homebuyer tax credit helped boost activity in the housing market. October marked the fourth straight month of double-digit […]
Lindale Park Homes, Then & Now
The Lindale Park Homes Original Sales Brochure This brochure showed up on the internet recently. I don’t know who the Modster is, but I thank him for sharing this. I love old neighborhoods, and original photos are especially cool, so I thought I would pass them on. I compare the old photos with recent photos […]
HDT Builders’ Houston Heights New Construction-1017B Waverly
HDT Builders’ Two New Homes at 1017 Waverly are in Trim Stage. 2014 Update: These sold long ago, but HDT has several projects on-going in the Heights. This means the interior door and window trim are being installed and cabinets are being custom-built on site. At this point, you can begin to get an idea […]
Recommended Houston Heights Homes for Sale
Houston Heights Homes for Sale – Recommendations. In a recent post I made fun of Realtor’s decriptive terms, like the word “charming” (I really don’t like that word applied to homes). See Charming Houston Heights Homes for Sale in a previous post. In this post I am continuing along the same vein, in describing how I narrow a search […]
Day of the Dead Celebration in Brooke Smith 2010
Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Mexican Americans living here in the U.S. A celebration for the decesed. The biggest celebration I have seen was a few years ago in San Miguel de Allende. The Jardin was full of flower vendors selling bunches of marigolds; […]
Charming Houston Heights Home For Sale…No, No, Not Charming!
What Real Estate Terms Really Mean I recently had a client who wanted me to use the word “charming” in marketing her Houston Heights house. Now, charming seems like a nice word, and evokes fond memories of the past…but not in real estate! Charming is a cover up for old those problems of an aging […]
1017A Waverly – Update on Houston Heights New Construction By HDT Builders
1017A & B Waverly are Houston Heights New Construction by HDT Builders. The exterior of this house has changed dramatically since the last update. The tapered columns and porch railings are in, and painting is in progress. Stairs to room over garage should be in later this week. The interior is piped and wired. Insulation passed […]
Houston Historic Preservation Ordinance Update
A Revision to the Houston Historic Preservation Ordinance was recently drafted by the Houston City Council, after many tumultuous meetings. A revision that makes more sense to me but leaves some preservationist unhappy. Instead of re-hashing this article, I’ll quote from Houston Chronicle – 09/18/10 Chron.com:“The city on Friday released the final draft of a […]
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