by Rich on April 16, 2012
Garden Oaks Houses Garden Oaks is Oak Forest’s big brother. See Oak Forest Houses. Bigger lots, bigger homes, generally older. See my page on Garden Oaks describing how it was to be the next River Oaks until WWII came along and changed it. While in Oak Forest you can buy a cute home for $200k; [...]
by Rich on March 29, 2012
Oak Forest Houses For Sale Oak Forest is one of the 1950′s neighborhoods I write about. If you are not familiar with Oak Forest homes this link will take to to my my Neighborhood Page for the area. The Oak Forest market is still doing very well. There are currently 61 “active” (available) homes on [...]
by Rich on March 20, 2012
Shady Acres Prices Update Shady Acres is popular for new home buyers who don’t like the prices of neighboring Houston Heights. The typical Shady Acres recent construction home is built in a group with other homes. The lots are typically too big and too deep for a single home, so a lot is subdivided into [...]
by Rich on January 16, 2012
Timbergrove Manor House For Sale 1214 Bay Oaks $224,900 1214 Bay Oaks is a cute, well cared for 2 bedroom/1 bath home in Timbergrove Manor. A sparkling kitchen with lots of cabinets, pantry, nice appliances and built-in microwave.A big den stretches across the back of the house, and has a pass-through to the kitchen. The [...]
by Rich on November 16, 2011
The HDT Homes on Waverly St. are Progressing The three new HDT homes on Waverly are changing appearance rapidly now. The drought may be horrible for everything else, but it’s good for construction. 1245 Waverly is one of 3 HDT homes on Waverly under construction. It is the furthest along. The exterior is complete (the [...]
by Rich on November 8, 2011
Shady Acres Homes For Sale Shady Acres is just West of Houston Heights. Thus it is just West of N Shepherd/Durham, and just inside the 610 N Loop. There is no resemblance to the Heights however. The Heights has a lot of nicely maintained 1920′s-1930′s bungalows and Victorian homes. It also has a good mix [...]
by Rich on November 4, 2011
Heights Events The Heights is a cool place to live. It becomes even more so as the heat goes away and you can enjoy outdoor events again, and not just suffer through them. These events become even more delightful as the holidays approach. It may seem I’m late in promoting these events happening tomorrow, but [...]
by Rich on October 31, 2011
Shady Acres land is a good alternative to land in the Heights. Prices are in the low $20′s/SF compared to $30-40/SF for the Heights. A quarter acre lot is available, plus a link to all MLS Shady Acres land for sale.
by Rich on October 11, 2011
Eastwood Home Tour If you like bungalows you need to visit the 16th annual 2011 Eastwood Home Tour Oct 15th & 16th, 12:00-5:00. Tickets are $15. Eastwood is an East End neighborhood establised in 1913 by the same developer as my neighborhood, Woodland Heights. Naturally, you will see the same predominance of Craftsman style bungalows [...]
by Rich on October 5, 2011
Heights Bungalows Featured in New HGTV Magazine Hearst Magazine and HGTV are introducing HGTV Magazine. I would not normally pay attention to a new magazine, but this one will feature 4 Heights bungalows in it’s premier edition. Heights bungalows! Pretty cool huh? The initial issue comes out Oct 4, per the initial press release on [...]