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:

Brooke Smith (Heights) Latest New Home Prices

Filed in Brooke Smith Homes for Sale by Rich on August 10, 2016

New Home Prices in Brooke Smith, a Heights Neighborhood Brooke Smith is an area of the Heights with old Folk Victorian and Craftsman style homes. These are gorgeous when restored or remodeled. A lot of the older homes weren’t all that great to begin with, or have been too neglected to restore/remodel. These are the […]

Heights Mercantile Coming; the Anti Mall

Filed in The Heights & Greater Heights by Rich on August 4, 2016

Heights Mercantile Site Prep Started Finally, another shopping area coming to the Heights! Ground work has started on a cool shopping experience coming to the Heights: Heights Mercantile, touted as the anti mall. More than a dozen unique shops (no chain crap), 4 chef-driven restaurants and creative office space. The best part is they are […]

Downtown Area Rental-1011 Edwards

Filed in Uncategorized by Rich on July 19, 2016

1011 B Edwards: 1/1 Rental Near Washington Ave & Houston Ave $1050/Month 1011 Edwards, unit B, is a cute updated duplex in the shadows of downtown. It is located off Houston Ave, near Washington Ave activities. It is also close to all the First Ward Art District with its hundreds of art studios. This is […]

Brooke Smith Mansion for Sale-403 Archer St

Filed in Brooke Smith Homes for Sale by Rich on July 13, 2016

403 Archer St is for Sale in Brooke Smith One of the biggest, grandest old homes in the Heights is for sale. 403 Archer St, in Brooke Smith. I have always drooled over this big old house with the 2 story columns. Rumor is that the developer of Brooke Smith was the original owner. The […]

Brooke Smith Land Prices Stagnant

Filed in Brooke Smith Homes for Sale by Rich on July 12, 2016

Brooke Smith Land Prices Stagnant Land prices throughout the Heights have been stagnant for the last year. I use this term because there aren’t many buyers out there, but there aren’t many sellers either….just stagnant. Builders aren’t jumping in to buy (unless the have already have a custom client) but sellers aren’t dropping prices to […]

Home Price Survey: Oak Forest, Garden Oaks and Nearby

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on June 29, 2016

Chronicle Annual Home Price Survey The Houston Chronicle does a yearly Home Price Survey where they list hundreds of neighborhoods and look at their price appreciation over the last year and last 5 years. Home owners look at these tables to compare their neighborhoods to others. Home buyers this info as tool (though not an exact […]

829 Yale St-Giant Hole to become Victoria Condos

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on June 24, 2016

The Victoria Condos-40 units to Fill Giant Hole on Yale St Driving down Yale St in Houston Heights, you have undoubtedly wondered what that giant hole is. The secret is over, in fact, you’ll be able to live there if you want. For some time now, 829 Yale St in Houston Heights has been a very deep […]

Leaving if Hillary or Trump is Elected?

Filed in Uncategorized by Rich on May 19, 2016

Good, Let Me Sell Your Heights House Nothing else needs to be said. See my Heights Area Website and Blog if you are looking to buy or sell.

What are New Home Prices in Oak Forest?

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on May 18, 2016

Oak Forest New Home Prices-1st Q 2016 Sales of Oak Forest homes this past quarter totaled 76 homes, and almost a fourth of these were new homes. The table below gives a summary of these new homes sales. Resale homes will be covered in a future post. The data above isn’t a whole lot different than […]

2016 Good Brick Tour

Filed in Uncategorized by Rich on April 29, 2016

2016 Good Brick Tour-Sat & Sun 4/30 & 5/01 An inside look at the best in local preservation Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1 The following info and photos were taken from Preservation Houston website. Follow this link for map and more details. It is too late to purchase tickets […]