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Neighborhoods

Rice Military New Construction

by Rich on September 20, 2011

Rice Military New Construction Rice Military is extremely popular because of its location. Just a few blocks from Memorial Park and minutes from downtown. It is close to shopping, restaurants, everything you would want. Its northern boundary is Washington Ave. The hottest place for new clubs and restaurants. Its true boundaries are Washington Ave. on [...]

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Dripping A/C Line on Old Houses

by Rich on August 6, 2011

Well, it’s true. A little bit of knowledge is dangerous. I just proved it again with a dripping A/C line. As a realtor I’ve seen a lot of dripping A/C condensate lines. That’s the little PVC pipe sticking out of the eave of your house (Photo #4). Normally it doesn’t drip. When it does drip, [...]

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  Recent Construction Heights Home for Sale – 1015B Waverly St $514,900 If you’ve been looking at new construction homes in the Heights (and there aren’t that many available now in the Heights) you should consider those that are just a few years old. Recent construction Heights homes  still look new, but the landscaping has [...]

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  Sunset Heights House for Sale: 513 Aurora Looking for a 4 bedroom Heights home? These are difficult to find at a reasonable price; especially with two and a half baths. Well, this may be your future home. 513 Aurora is an Expanded 4 Bedroom/2.5 Bath home in Sunset Heights. This house started as a [...]

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Woodland Heights Home Sales YTD

by Rich on June 11, 2011

Woodland Heights Home Sales My Woodland Heights neighbors are always interested in what the area homes are selling for; especially with all the gloomy real estate news. So, I’m attaching a pdf of home sales for Woodland Heights Area. 28 homes have sold since Jan 1. These range from $175 K to $770K, averaging $387,700.Woodland [...]

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Oak Forest New Construction

by Rich on May 5, 2011

Oak Forest New Construction Homes For Sale There are currently 15 Oak Forest new construction homes for sale on MLS. The least expensive is $425,00 for a 2353 SF house by Rob Ryan Construction. This 3/2.5/2 is located at 2206 Eclipse. The upper end of current Oak Forest New Construction is $664,000 for a 4/3.5/2 [...]

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Near Northside Homes For sale

by Rich on April 10, 2011

Prices of a Few Near Northside Homes for Sale are shown to help you (and me) get a grasp of this market. My previous post on Near Northside Houses was about a beautifully restored home in this relatively undiscovered Inner Loop neighborhood.  Quick Market Snapshot: Boundaries:  Roughly between I-45 on the West, Hardy St on [...]

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Recommend near Northside Homes as Investment? As a realtor, I’m pretty conservative when predicting appreciating neighborhoods to recommend. I base my recommendations on what has already happened; i.e. Oak Forest, Timbergrove, Heights, Idylwwod …all areas  of strong growth because of location, cohesive neighborhoods, strong pride of ownership. I also recommend areas based what might happen; i.e. Lindale [...]

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Revisiting Old Houses

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 [...]

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  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 [...]

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