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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Rich on April 15, 2010
The Houston Chronicle issued it’s yearly Subdivision Price Trends on 04/11/10. I extracted data for areas near the Heights, in table below. Don’t look too closely at the price trends if there are very few sales. Woodland Heights for example (where I live) shows a decline in price. What this really shows is that several [...]
by Rich on February 25, 2010
Check out the Interactive Map of Houston Near-Northside Neighborhoods These area areas I know, love, and concentrate on. Clicking on the name of the neighborhood will take you to my latest posts on that subdivision. I know, I don’t have posts on all these areas yet, but I soon will have. If you are considering [...]
by Rich on December 22, 2009
Selling your Houston Inner Loop Home takes some planning and preparation, but it is not too daunting a task with the right professionals and proper planning. A key point though is preparation of the house prior to putting it on the market. This is especially true if you are selling an older home. Selling your [...]