Houston Neighborhood Price Trends – Houston Heights Homes, Oak Forest, Garden Oaks & others.
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HDT Builder’s Houston Heights new construction at 1017A Waverly is progressing quickly. A/C and plumbing have been installed. The 42″ gas fireplace was installed Friday. Electrical work will be next, along with more City inspections. The front elevation is about to be transformed. The skirt around the porch is on: the photos shows detail of [...]
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Okay, I can’t take it anymore. The “Stop Wal-Mart” hysteria is just stupid. I live in the Heights (Woodland Heights actually, across I-10 from Target); I love the Heights; I sell Heights homes for a living. It’s not like I’m an outsider. However, who the hell really thinks that Yale at Koehler is the Heights? [...]
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An exceptional Mediterranean/Spanish style home is about to come back on market in Houston Heights This home was constructed in 2001 by outstanding Houston Heights builder, Pyramid Builders. Their website shows photos of this home. 510 W 9th St is 2800 SF, 3 Bedroom + Media Room, 2.5 Bath, 2 Car Mediterranean Home. It is priced [...]
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The long awaited transformation of Fulton St and Near Northside begins… My previous post quotes others on the transformation occurring on Fulton St due to Northside Light Rail construction. Light Rail to Benefit Lindale Park Homes. A Contemporary Townhouse For Sale: 309 Quitman St This townhouse Value Should Greatly Benefit From New Rail Line. The [...]
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An extremely hot topic in Houston now is is the Northline Light Rail Project underway. If you are looking for Houston’s next hot spot, this might be it. If you were too late to buy a Houston Heights or Idylwood home at a reasonable price look into Lindale Park. Quoting from the Houston Chronicle: Metro’s [...]
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Woodland Heights Historic District? Woodland Heights subdivision** is not yet a historic district, but took its first step in getting there by turning in to City Council a petition signed by 51% of residents. Maybe it will join other Heights Historic Districts: Houston Heights East; Historic Heights West; and tiny Freeland Historic District. The historic designation issue was [...]
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My previous post gave info about Woodland Heights history and character. This one gives prices of some Woodland Heights homes for sale. As a Houston Heights Realtor and long-time resident of Woodland Heights, this is my favorite neighborhood. I live in a 1909 Craftsman bungalow on Omar St. The Craftsman style home (from the Arts and [...]
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Houston’s Woodland Heights is where I live. I bought my house many years ago as a derelict old Craftsman bungalow. It was almost falling down, but it had a wonderful wrap-around porch that I fell in love with. See my post about stumbling upon the neighborhood, falling in love with Woodland Heights, and becoming a [...]
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The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR.com) reported Houston home sales up again for April. Sales were up about 25% over April of last year. Their conclusion was that the increase is due to the effects of the First Time Homebuyer Credit, and seasonal effects (Spring, early summer are always good sales months). I won’t say [...]
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See my previous post on Spring Branch homes. Generalizing Spring Branch home prices is difficult to do. It encompasses such a large area and has so many subdivisions within it and around it, that it’s almost impossible to do. The homes range from small little starter homes (my first house was here, on Tilson Ln) [...]
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