by Rich on April 19, 2013
Neighborhood Price Trends The Houston Chronicle just released it’s annual Price Trends Survey of 2012 for Houston home sales. The link allows you to search by part of town, subdivision name etc. So if you are interested in other parts of town, check out the Chronicle. I live in the Heights and sell homes here [...]
by Rich on October 12, 2012
Lindale Park Turns 75 One of my favorite neighborhoods, Lindale Park, has it’s 75th birthday celebration Saturday, October 13th, 2012. Lindale Park – The Hidden Jewel, as described by the Lindale Park HOA Lindale Park is nestled among tall oaks and countless magnolias in Houston’s near Northside. Sometimes called the “Hidden Jewel” of the inter-loop [...]
by Rich on September 1, 2012
Lindale Park Houses Lindale Park has several renovated homes for sale now. This is different than my previous post, where few homes were available. These range from ~$175K to almost $300K. A few of these are shown in the attached pdf of Lindale Park-Active & Pending Homes. These were chosen to show what is available [...]
New Near Northside Homes I’ve written about the Near Northside before. It is an older neighborhood, with homes like the Heights, but not the prices. This neighborhood is between I-45 and Hardy Road, and inside the 610 Loop. It is the area just below Lindale Park. I had a couple of clients looking for homes [...]
by Rich on March 28, 2011
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 [...]
by Rich on November 10, 2010
The Lindale Park Homes Original Sales Brochure showed up on the internet recently. I don’t know who the Modster is, but I thank him for sharing this. I love old neighborhoods, and original photos are especially cool, so I thought I would pass them on. I compare the old photos with recent photos of Lindale [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Rich on February 25, 2010
Interactive Map of Houston Inner Loop 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 soon will have. If you are considering buying or selling a home [...]
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 [...]